2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #62 most popular major in Oregon with 176 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Oregon to see which 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.
Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Portland State University take out is $29,875.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Oregon University are $9,357 per year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Southern Oregon University take out is $23,405. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $362.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.
UO undergraduate students pay an average of $13,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 6 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.
GFU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Willamette University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Oregon. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.
Willamette undergraduate students pay an average of $44,234 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Willamette University
Lewis & Clark College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lewis and Clark College are $57,404 a year.
Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 2,820 |
| Washington | 230 |
| Nevada | 82 |
| Hawaii | 20 |
| Alaska | 13 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 6 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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