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

10 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in the Southwest 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Theater Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree theater students with aid list, TWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Full TWU Theater Arts Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Theater Arts Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas Tech

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas State University

#9 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas A&M Commerce

#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe

#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Arizona

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Southern Methodist University

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Baylor

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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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