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

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In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 3,374 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,841 and $26,422 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$4,870 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Valencia College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $4,870 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$5,442 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Tyler Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $5,442 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$27,998 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,998 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Full Sail University

• 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.

Credits

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