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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$17,518 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

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

Drama & Theater Arts is the #54 most popular major in Georgia with 453 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Georgia 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.

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

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 2023 rankings named University of North Georgia the best value school in Georgia for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $5,513 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, theater graduates from UNG carry an average student debtload of $21,239.

UNG also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GaSou undergraduate students pay an average of $6,485 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Georgia Southern University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valdosta State University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VSU are $6,583 per year.

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of West Georgia are $6,521 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of West Georgia Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KSU Georgia are $6,436 a year. Theater majors at KSU Georgia take out an average of $27,562 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $12,068 per year.

UGA also took the #3 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia rankings.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia College are $9,524 per year.

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Columbus State 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. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSU are $6,241 a year.

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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Emory are $55,468 a year.

Emory did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Emory University Report

#10

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, Brenau is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brenau are $32,530 a year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Brenau take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,708.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 455
North Carolina 498
Florida 656
Tennessee 203
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 175
Louisiana 168
Arkansas 97
Alabama 147
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 49

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 12 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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