In-state tuition for CCM is around $28K. In-state tuition for Michigan is around $29K. In-state tuition for Penn State is around $31K. (Your best bet will probably be finding your state school that has the strongest theatre program, like SUNY Purchase in New York or CCM in Ohio, and applying there.)
There are a lot of schools with tuition rates under $35K, but when you add in housing and activity fees, your annual cost ends up being more like $45K. Schools that fall under this umbrella include Shenandoah, Baldwin-Wallace, Milliken, and Elon, amongst many others.
Victoria Chatfield
Executive Director
National Theatre for Student Artists
Perform Off-Broadway This Summer
www.nationalstudenttheatre.org