2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southeast 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.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in the Southeast Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi University for Women helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Southeast Region . MUW is a small public school located in the town of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MUW are $7,756 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.
Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina School of the Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Southeast Region . UNCSA is a small public school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
UNCSA graduate students pay an average of $26,343 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UARK is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Georgia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNO are $13,678 a year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for theater in the Southeast Region .
Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
University of Memphis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.
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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 |
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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 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.
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