2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Oregon
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Colleges
53,614
Bachelor's Degrees
$37,924
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts School for You
With 53,614 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, drama & theater arts is the #47 most popular major in Oregon. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.0% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Oregon ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on theater schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Theater Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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2024 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon
The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for theater majors.
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oregon. UO is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. UO not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list.
At UO, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.3 years, and it costs about $42,239 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $181,205 to get a bachelor’s degree from UO. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Portland State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland. Portland State University not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Portland State University is 4.7 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $33,173. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University is $155,581. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Southern Oregon University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland. Southern Oregon University not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Southern Oregon University is 4.5 years, and it costs about $37,026 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University is $168,098. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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George Fox University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value drama & theater arts schools. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. GFU not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list.
The average student at GFU graduates in less than 4.2 years, and it costs about $35,512 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from GFU is $148,440. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Lewis & Clark College earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Lewis and Clark College also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #2.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Lewis and Clark College is 4.1 years, and it costs about $41,668 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Lewis and Clark College is about $170,839. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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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