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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$26,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 168 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Louisiana 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #1 for overall quality for theater in Louisiana.

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#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, UNO is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $9,072 per year. Theater majors at UNO take out an average of $24,499 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulane are $60,814 per year.

Tulane also took the #2 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola New Orleans are $43,498 a 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
Georgia 453
Virginia 455
North Carolina 498
Florida 656
Tennessee 203
Kentucky 181
South Carolina 175
Arkansas 97
Alabama 147
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 49

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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