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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$35,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,919 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Drama & Theater Arts is the #47 most popular major in California with 2,820 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Drama & Theater Arts

Our analysis found American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles are $37,230 a year.

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#2

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Burbank.

New York Film Academy undergraduate students pay an average of $34,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Theater majors at New York Film Academy take out an average of $13,429 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $408.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 230
Oregon 176
Nevada 82
Hawaii 20
Alaska 13

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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