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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$32,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

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

Drama & Theater Arts is the #60 most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, The Graduate Center is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Montclair State University Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Rowan University

#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Point Park graduate students pay an average of $17,838 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Point Park University Report

#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Villanova University

#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #7, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brooklyn College are $20,952 per year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at New York University Report

#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Temple University Report

#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Hunter College Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 754
New York 2,542
Maryland 179
New Jersey 210
District of Columbia 67

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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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