2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 982 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #62 most popular major in Texas.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Texas 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSU are $8,637 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Texas. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas State are $11,135 a year. Theater majors at Texas State take out an average of $22,392 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $338, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $10,026 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SHSU also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Tarleton 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 #7 on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Tarleton undergraduate students pay an average of $7,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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West Texas A&M 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 #7 on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $159, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UTEP are $9,544 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 184 |
| Oklahoma | 188 |
| New Mexico | 40 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors for Theater
One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Theater
| 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 22 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.