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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Connecticut

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$22,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,380 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

With 189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #69 most popular major in Connecticut.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

$12,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for drama and theater arts students. ECSU is a small public school located in the fringe town of Willimantic.

ECSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCONN are $18,524 a year. Theater majors at UCONN take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$11,781 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great value for drama and theater arts students. WestConn is a small public school located in the small city of Danbury.

WestConn undergraduate students pay an average of $11,781 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Theater majors at WestConn take out an average of $25,652 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.

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$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCSU are $11,882 a year.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Yale 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. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Connecticut list.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hartford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $44,885 per year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 570
New Hampshire 49
Maine 36
Rhode Island 82
Vermont 52

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 8 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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