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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$41,968 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very 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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#2

Emerson College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Emerson are $31,910 a year.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Boston University Report

#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tufts are $55,216 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tufts is ranked #3 for overall quality for theater in Massachusetts.

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#5

Smith College

Northampton, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Smith College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Massachusetts. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Smith are $55,830 per 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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Best 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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