2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Arizona
[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.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for musical theater students.
What’s on this page:
2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Arizona
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in musical theater, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Musical Theater Schools
Mesa Community College tops our 2027 list of the best value musical theater schools in Arizona. Set in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $2,358, compared with $8,959 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for musical theater graduates is $13,750. Soon after graduation, musical theater degree recipients from Mesa Community College generally make around $54,730. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Scottsdale Community College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value musical theater schools. Set in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $2,358, with out-of-state students paying around $8,959. Students borrow a median of $13,084 to complete the musical theater program here. Soon after graduation, musical theater degree recipients from Scottsdale Community College generally make around $48,039. That is a strong return on a $13,084 median debt.
A rank of #3 makes University Of Arizona one of the best values for musical theater. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,573, compared with $39,903 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for musical theater graduates is $23,725. Early-career musical theater graduates make about $26,048. Set against $23,725 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 86%.
More Musical Theater Rankings
View All Musical Theater Rankings >
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
