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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$16,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #76 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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

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

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Virginia. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#5

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mary Baldwin University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staunton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mary Baldwin are $13,170 per year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 63
Georgia 60
North Carolina 26
Tennessee 10
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 15
Alabama 14
South Carolina 14
Mississippi 13
Arkansas 4
West Virginia 5

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 5 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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