2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Musical Theater is the 489th most popular major in the country with 935 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 150 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 149 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in musical theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality musical theater 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 musical theater program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UAB is $14,554 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Musical Theater Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.
Anderson University South Carolina also took the #2 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Anderson University South Carolina is $20,346 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
Full Anderson University South Carolina Musical Theater Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Loyola University New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola New Orleans, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola University New Orleans is $17,044 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ouachita Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ouachita Baptist University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ouachita Baptist has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ouachita Baptist is $13,042 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read full report on Musical Theater at Ouachita Baptist University
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Meredith College landed the #5 spot on the list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
Meredith not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Meredith College is $18,882 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k list, Samford has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Samford is $21,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Florida Southern College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Florida Southern also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Southern College is $23,286 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
Young Harris College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Young Harris, Georgia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
YHC also took the #15 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,094 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Young Harris College.
Converse College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Converse also took the #11 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Converse is $2,711 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Lipscomb University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb University is $20,036 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Shenandoah University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shenandoah, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Shenandoah is $25,591 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Musical Theater at Shenandoah University
William Peace University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k list, WPU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WPU is $20,968 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
Brenau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Brenau is located in Gainesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brenau, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brenau University is $23,264 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
The University of Tampa landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.
UT also took the #9 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT is $26,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
Liberty University also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $27,896 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $0-$30k.
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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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- *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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