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2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in musical theater. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great musical theater programs and cost less that 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Musical Theater in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region musical theatre students with aid per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Full West Texas A&M University Musical Theater Report

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region musical theatre students with aid.

Full Texas State University Musical Theater Report

#3

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s musical theatre degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region musical theatre students with aid.

Read full report on Musical Theater at Sam Houston State University

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region 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%.

Read more about Musical Theater at University of Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region musical theatre students with aid list, UCO has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region musical theatre students with aid per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Musical Theater Report

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region musical theatre students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Musical Theater at University of Oklahoma

#8 in overall quality

KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s musical theatre degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KD Conservatory, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is $21,528 for Southwest Region Musical Theatre students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full KD Conservatory Musical Theater Report

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $36,811 for Southwest Region Musical Theatre students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Texas Christian University Musical Theater Report

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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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