2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the New England region, there were 650 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #2 spot on the list. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Smith also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940.

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#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at UMass Amherst

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Tufts University

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Connecticut

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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