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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Musical Theater is the 489th most popular major in the country with 935 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 87 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in musical theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality musical theater 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 musical theater 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 Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid.

Full West Texas A&M University Musical Theater Report

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about Musical Theater at Texas State

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid list, SHSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students with aid per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Read full report on Musical Theater at Sam Houston State University

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Musical Theater Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 13 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid list, UCO has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students with aid.

Read full report on Musical Theater at UCO

#4 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Musical Theater Report

#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid list, TCU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students with aid per year to attend Texas Christian University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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%.

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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