2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,260 people earned their degree in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft, making the major the 534th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 41 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 7 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in the Far Western US Region

#1

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

#2 in overall quality

$36,996 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pepperdine University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Malibu, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pepperdine is $36,996 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Pepperdine University Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,528 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern California is $29,528 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USC Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft

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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