2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Michigan (With Aid)

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

Across Michigan, there were 240 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 $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Wayne State

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State Theater Arts Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Eastern Michigan

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (With Aid)

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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