2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,419 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.

Read more about Theater Arts at Florida State

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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