2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across Massachusetts, there were 314 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Tufts University

#2

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #2 spot on the list. Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Smith, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith College are $53,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Smith College Theater Arts Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UMass Amherst

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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