2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

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Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 30 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$8,753 Average Net Price

$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Maine is $8,753 for maine bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Southern Maine Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$13,989 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $13,989 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Drama & Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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