2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 397 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree theater students with aid.

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

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$20,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Villanova University

#3

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$46,680 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of the Arts landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of the Arts is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of the Arts are $46,680, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UArts

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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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