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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 228 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Plains States 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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