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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Oregon

7 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 197 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,900 and $22,062 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 22 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Portland State University is $13,040 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Portland State University

#2

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Western Oregon University is $19,315 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Western Oregon University

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #3 spot on the list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for UO is $16,461 for oregon bachelor’s degree theater students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Drama & Theater Arts at UO

#4

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Southern Oregon University is $10,386 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.

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#5

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

GFU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for George Fox University is $30,378 for oregon bachelor’s degree theater students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

Lewis & Clark College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree theater students list, Lewis and Clark College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis & Clark College is $35,546 for oregon bachelor’s degree theater students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Lewis & Clark College

#7

Reed College

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Reed College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Reed did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Reed is $33,767 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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