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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$34,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft is the 534th most popular major in the country with 1,260 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 817 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hill University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Seton Hill University is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $23,620 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students per year to attend Seton Hill University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft at Seton Hill

#2

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount Manhattan College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marymount Manhattan College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 10 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MMC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $37,768 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students per year to attend MMC.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft at MMC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Musical and Dramatic Academy. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 213 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Musical and Dramatic Academy is $43,277 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full American Musical and Dramatic Academy Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students list, Syracuse has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Syracuse University is $34,482 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Syracuse Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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