2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 351 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #64 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in California to see which 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for drama and theater arts students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California rankings.
Out of the 23 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.
CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $7,043 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SDSU are $8,136 a year.
Out of the 23 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State LA are $6,785 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $14,417 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UCSB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California list.
California State University - Long Beach ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.
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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 20 |
| Oregon | 19 |
| Nevada | 9 |
| Hawaii | 13 |
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Majors Related to Theater
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 23 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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