2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 754 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #59 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Point Park are $17,838 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
Villanova did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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The University of the Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. UArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
UArts graduate students pay an average of $48,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 2,542 |
| Maryland | 179 |
| New Jersey | 210 |
| District of Columbia | 67 |
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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.
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 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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