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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$29,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 230 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which bachelor'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. 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.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Washington. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a large student population.

CWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Theater majors at CWU take out an average of $25,662 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Central Washington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year. Theater majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $21,687 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EWU are $7,922 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornish College of the Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Cornish College of the Arts undergraduate students pay an average of $35,486 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $817, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Cornish College of the Arts Report

Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPU are $35,646 a year.

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University of Puget Sound ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Puget Sound are $55,670 per year.

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Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

PLU undergraduate students pay an average of $47,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Pacific Lutheran University Report

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
Oregon 176
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 9 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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