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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across North Carolina, there were 388 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 $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and cost less that 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 North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Theater Arts Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• 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.

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