2026 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Wisconsin

[Musical Theater](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/musical-theater/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong musical theater education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for musical theater students.
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2026 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Wisconsin
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in musical theater, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Musical Theater Schools
Our analysis ranked Viterbo University the best value for a degree in musical theater in Wisconsin. Located in the city of La Crosse, Viterbo University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $34,250. Typical student debt for musical theater graduates is $26,906. Musical Theater graduates of Viterbo University earn a median of $19,930 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,906 median debt. Roughly 72% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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.