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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$12,151 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #89 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.

The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Ohio 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.

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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best value school in Ohio for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

Miami University - Oxford graduate students pay an average of $13,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Miami University - Oxford Report

Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $12,425 per year.

Ohio State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Ohio. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $9,831 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $9,720 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 5 spot on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $11,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 27
Illinois 106
Indiana 18
Wisconsin 3

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

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 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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