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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$28,863 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

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

Drama & Theater Arts is the #62 most popular major in Oregon with 176 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Drama & Theater Arts

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Southern Oregon University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,766. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $362.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

UO undergraduate students pay an average of $13,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

GFU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GFU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Willamette University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Oregon. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

Willamette undergraduate students pay an average of $44,234 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #6, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis and Clark College are $57,404 per year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,820
Washington 230
Nevada 82
Hawaii 20
Alaska 13

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

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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