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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$26,398 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

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

Drama & Theater Arts is the #75 most popular major in Indiana with 315 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Indiana 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.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #3 for overall quality for theater in Indiana.

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Out of the 15 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the # 2 spot on the list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

Indiana University - South Bend undergraduate students pay an average of $7,827 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Indiana is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.

USI undergraduate students pay an average of $9,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Indiana. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ball State are $10,290 per year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Ball State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,902. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $326.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at IU Bloomington take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,278.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,598 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. PFW is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PFW are $8,857 a year.

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #8, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Notre Dame are $58,843 per year. On average, theater graduates from Notre Dame take out $18,253 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

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#9

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

With a ranking of #9, Huntington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Huntington are $28,192 per year.

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#10

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN

University of Evansville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Evansville, UE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UE are $39,806 a year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 364
Ohio 523
Illinois 855
Wisconsin 259

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 15 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.

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