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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$29,446 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,730 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

With 82 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #69 most popular major in Rhode Island.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rhode Island College to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, theater graduates from RIC take out $24,772 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, theater graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Rhode Island list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year.

Brown also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Brown University

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
Maine 36
Vermont 52

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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