2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the New England Region 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bridgewater State University the best value school in the New England Region for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bridgewater State are $16,872 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gordon College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Gordon College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wenham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gordon College are $26,250 a year.
The excellent programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salem State are $18,480 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Holy Cross. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Cross are $56,540 per year.
Holy Cross also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year.
Dartmouth College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #3 for overall quality for theater in the New England Region .
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Dartmouth College
Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. ECSU is a small public school located in the fringe town of Willimantic.
ECSU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,708 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Eastern Connecticut State University Report
University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at UCONN take out is $26,000.
Brandeis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.
Brandeis also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Westfield State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westfield are $17,219 a year.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 570 |
| Connecticut | 189 |
| New Hampshire | 49 |
| Maine | 36 |
| Rhode Island | 82 |
| Vermont | 52 |
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Majors Related to Theater
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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).
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