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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$24,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools

#1

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Mount Saint Mary’s University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 per year.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Azusa Pacific University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 a year.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Loyola Marymount also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at California State University - Northridge Report

#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of California - Davis Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,820
Washington 230
Oregon 176
Nevada 82
Hawaii 20
Alaska 13

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 25 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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