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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$26,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

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

With 266 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #82 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also took the #3 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in New York. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn College are $11,522 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Brooklyn College Report

#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University at Buffalo Report

#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Stony Brook University Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#8

The Juilliard School

New York, NY

The Juilliard School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Juilliard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Juilliard are $51,230 per year.

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#9

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at LIU Post Report

#10

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #10, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Adelphi are $44,520 a year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 91
Maryland 9
New Jersey 22
District of Columbia 23

One of 9 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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