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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 36 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #84 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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 Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great value for drama and theater arts students. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Maine Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 570
Connecticut 189
New Hampshire 49
Rhode Island 82
Vermont 52

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 2 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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