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

10 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 10 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Theater Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

TWU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at TWU

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Full UH Theater Arts Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Texas State University

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Theater Arts Report

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Arizona

#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Theater Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Methodist University Theater Arts Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Baylor also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Baylor

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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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