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

8 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas 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 Texas, there were 772 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater arts programs, but they also 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 Texas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Texas (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read more about Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Theater Arts Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree theater students with aid list, Texas Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Texas Tech

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State University 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 #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State University Theater Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

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

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

Full SMU Theater Arts Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Baylor

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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