2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #107 most popular major in the country with 1,699 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region
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 University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in the Southeast Region for drama and theater arts students. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regent are $18,820 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi University for Women is a great value for drama and theater arts students. MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MUW are $7,756 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Virginia Tech are $33,857 a year.
Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a great value for drama and theater arts students. UNCSA is a small public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCSA are $26,175 per year.
University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UARK are $26,390 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UARK also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.
UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
University of New Orleans ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $13,908 per year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of New Orleans
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Virginia are $54,438 a year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Memphis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $14,088 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 81 |
| 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 |
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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 25 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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