2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across North Carolina, there were 388 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UNC Chapel Hill

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Theater Arts Report

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

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