2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 10 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #129 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 Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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.

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 Schools in Tennessee

Check out the theater programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, TN

7 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Tennessee

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for drama and theater arts students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

3 Degrees

#21 in Quality in Tennessee

$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Memphis

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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