2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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 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 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.
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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York
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 The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for drama and theater arts students. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
The Graduate Center undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The Graduate Center also took the #3 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York rankings.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brooklyn College is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.
Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Hunter undergraduate students pay an average of $7,382 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.
Stony Brook University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.
New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The Juilliard School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. Juilliard is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Juilliard undergraduate students pay an average of $51,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
LIU Post came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
LIU Post undergraduate students pay an average of $39,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Adelphi University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New York list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Adelphi are $42,475 a year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Adelphi University
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges 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 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors for Theater
One of 9 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 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).
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