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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,060 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You

With 294 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #60 most popular major in Missouri.

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 Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for theater students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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#2

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stephens College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Missouri. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stephens are $9,230 per year.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.

Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 231
Kansas 95
Iowa 160
Nebraska 104
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 32

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 5 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.

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