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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$28,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,799 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #60 in the country. In fact 17,341 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Drama & Theater Arts

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.

UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Georgia

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 3 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Florida State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 453
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 3 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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