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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$43,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in the New England Region 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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 Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree theater students with aid list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. 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

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Brown University

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

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 are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Tufts

#5

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Northampton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Smith College Theater Arts Report

#6

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

New England College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New England College are $15,764.

Read more about Theater Arts at New England College

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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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