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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New England region, there were 1,043 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,920 and $22,921 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts 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 drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$12,931 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,931 for New England Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northern Vermont University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Dean College

Franklin, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$26,852 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dean College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Dean College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $26,852 for new england region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dean College.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Dean College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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