2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Pennsylvania
[Musical Theater](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/musical-theater/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for musical theater students.
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2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Pennsylvania
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the musical theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Musical Theater Schools
Point Park University earned the #1 spot for value among musical theater schools in Pennsylvania. Point Park University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh. In-state tuition and fees average $39,570. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the musical theater program here. Soon after graduation, musical theater degree recipients from Point Park University generally make around $25,301. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Point Park University admits about 97% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in musical theater will find it at Temple University, which ranked #2. Temple University is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $23,005, with out-of-state students paying around $38,805. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete the musical theater program here. Early-career musical theater graduates make about $19,269. Set against $26,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 80%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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