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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$38,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$15,919 Avg Salary

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

Drama & Theater Arts is the #60 most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for drama and theater arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Neighborhood Playhouse School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York City.

Neighborhood Playhouse School undergraduate students pay an average of $17,400 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, American Musical and Dramatic Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Musical and Dramatic Academy are $42,960 a year. The average amount in student loans that theater majors at American Musical and Dramatic Academy take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,308. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $655, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York undergraduate students pay an average of $37,230 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at George Washington University Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 754
New York 2,542
Maryland 179
New Jersey 210
District of Columbia 67

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 4 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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