2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 570 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #64 most popular major in Massachusetts.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emerson are $31,910 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Tufts did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.
Smith graduate students pay an average of $55,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Berklee College of Music landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Berklee College of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Berklee College of Music are $47,047 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 189 |
| New Hampshire | 49 |
| Maine | 36 |
| Rhode Island | 82 |
| Vermont | 52 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors for Theater
One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Theater
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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