2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Musical Theater is the 489th most popular major in the country with 935 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 851 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 72 colleges that offered a degree in musical theater. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great musical theater programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the musical theater program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 4 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #21 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Dakota is $15,738 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Musical Theater at University of North Dakota
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s. Fredonia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
SUNY Fredonia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 72 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #4 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $16,893 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Musical Theater at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students per year to attend WMU.
University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $13,677 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
Read more about Musical Theater at University of Central Missouri
With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
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Purchase College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 18 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
Purchase College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $18,326 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students per year to attend Purchase College.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
Read more about Musical Theater at University of Central Oklahoma
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kent State is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,145 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Musical Theater at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Weber State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 4 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $11,968 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
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Evangel University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Evangel University is $22,837 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
The low student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UAB is $16,953 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Musical Theater Report
California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Chico State is $15,017 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Musical Theater at California State University - Chico
Stephens College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephens is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,337 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students per year to attend Stephens College.
Oakland University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Oakland University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Oakland is $11,802 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
Central Michigan University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students per year to attend Liberty University.
Webster University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Webster is $22,768 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
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%.
Viterbo University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Viterbo is $19,992 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Converse College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Converse is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,685 for bachelor’s degree musical theatre students per year to attend Converse College.
Ouachita Baptist University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Ouachita Baptist University is $19,815 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
Anderson University South Carolina ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Anderson University South Carolina is $21,756 for Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students.
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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%.
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- *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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