2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in South Dakota
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You
With 32 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #75 most popular major in South Dakota.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in South Dakota 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.
Best South Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts
Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USD are $9,432 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for drama and theater arts students. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $9,299 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for theater in South Dakota.
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Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 294 |
| Minnesota | 231 |
| Kansas | 95 |
| Iowa | 160 |
| Nebraska | 104 |
| North Dakota | 9 |
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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
| 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.
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