2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,419 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts 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 theater arts 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 Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree theater students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.

Read more about Theater Arts at Florida State University

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree theater students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (With Aid)

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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