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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$29,740 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 91 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #97 most popular major in the state.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Point Park graduate students pay an average of $17,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Carnegie Mellon is ranked #1 for overall quality for theater in Pennsylvania.

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#6

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, The University of the Arts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UArts are $48,530 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
New York 266
Maryland 9
New Jersey 22
District of Columbia 23

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 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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