2022 Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theatre Literature, History & Criticism is the 1058th most popular major in the country with 48 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 theatre literature, history and criticism graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theatre literature, history and criticism programs, but they also cost less that 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 theatre literature, history and criticism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree theatre literature, history and criticism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theatre Literature, History & Criticism (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s theatre literature, history and criticism students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMCP Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Report

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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