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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$24,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,799 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 1,699 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Drama & Theater Arts

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for theater in the Southwest Region .

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 99
Arizona 13
Oklahoma 3
New Mexico 1

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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