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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$33,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,390 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree theater students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree theater students list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at UCLA

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at UW Seattle

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree theater students list, UO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Theater Arts at UO

#4

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #4 spot on the list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Theater Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Berkeley Theater Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Manoa Theater Arts Report

#7

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Stanford

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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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