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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,261 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 176 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater design and technology 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 design and technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 18 masters’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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