2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

Drama & Theater Arts is the #94 most popular major in District of Columbia with 67 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

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 Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

#1

American University

Washington, DC

14 Degrees

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$51,334 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for drama and theater arts students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year. While working on their degree, theater majors at The American University accumulate an average of around $26,393 in student debt.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, DC

28 Degrees

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$57,984 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GWU are $57,984 a year.

GWU also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at George Washington University

#3

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

16 Degrees

#4 in Quality in District of Columbia

$52,156 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great value for drama and theater arts students. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CUA is ranked #4 for overall quality for theater in District of Columbia.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Catholic University of America

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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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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