2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

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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 Maine, there were 30 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$17,558 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree theater students list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $17,558 for maine bachelor’s degree theater students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree theater students list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $12,339 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.

Full University of Southern Maine Drama & Theater Arts 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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