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2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft is the 534th most popular major in the country with 1,260 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 817 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse University is $21,360 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Syracuse University Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

#2

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hill University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seton Hill University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hill also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $19,008 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Seton Hill.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Read full report on Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft at Seton Hill University

#3

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount Manhattan College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Marymount Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

MMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $35,029 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Marymount Manhattan College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full MMC Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Musical and Dramatic Academy landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to 213 students in 2019-2020.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $38,710 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft at American Musical and Dramatic Academy

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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%.

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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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