2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 656 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #68 most popular major in Florida.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Florida 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $6,381 per year. On average, theater graduates from UF take out $17,090 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Florida. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, theater graduates from Florida State take out $18,955 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Florida State also took the #5 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, theater graduates from USF Tampa take out $22,571 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 15% of our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
UCF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,368 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Florida. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
Florida Atlantic 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. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $4,879 per year.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FGCU are $6,118 per year.
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The University of West Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWF are $5,776 per year.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Florida A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Augustine.
Flagler St. Augustine undergraduate students pay an average of $21,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 453 |
Virginia | 455 |
North Carolina | 498 |
Tennessee | 203 |
Kentucky | 181 |
South Carolina | 175 |
Louisiana | 168 |
Arkansas | 97 |
Alabama | 147 |
Mississippi | 64 |
West Virginia | 49 |
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Majors Related to Theater
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 16 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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