2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Massachusetts
[Musical Theater](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/musical-theater/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for musical theater students.
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2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Massachusetts
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
Dean College tops our 2027 list of the best value musical theater schools in Massachusetts. Set in the suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $46,526 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for musical theater graduates is $27,000. Musical Theater graduates of Dean College earn a median of $29,639 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 74%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Emerson College earned it the #2 place for musical theater. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $57,056. Typical student debt for musical theater graduates is $25,000. Early-career musical theater graduates make about $29,435. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Emerson College admits about 51% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in musical theater will find it at Berklee College Of Music, which ranked #3. Located in the city of Boston, Berklee College Of Music is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $52,040 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the musical theater program here. Musical Theater graduates of Berklee College Of Music earn a median of $26,374 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Berklee College Of Music admits about 44% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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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