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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$4,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,373 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,381 and $25,614 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $2,567 for great lakes region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Sinclair Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Oakland Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $-51 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Oakland Community College

#3

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lansing Community College is $4,494 for great lakes region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lansing Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vincennes University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vincennes, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Vincennes University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vincennes University is $8,729 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Owens Community College is located in Perrysburg, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Owens State Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Owens Community College is $6,889 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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