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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$19,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

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.

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

Check out the theater bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for theater in Texas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Southern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSU are $8,637 a year.

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Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Commerce helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

Texas A&M Commerce undergraduate students pay an average of $10,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Sam Houston 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 #6 on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $8,960 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SHSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

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Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $7,790 per year.

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West Texas A&M University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $9,202 per year.

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. SFASU is a large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFASU are $10,600 a 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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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTEP are $9,544 per year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 184
Oklahoma 188
New Mexico 40

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 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.

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