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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Oklahoma

9 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oklahoma, there were 186 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,350 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Oklahoma

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

USAO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is $5,506 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $8,669 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $7,614 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Full NSU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. It costs about $17,214 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OCU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Oklahoma City University

#6 in overall quality

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 Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UCO also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,297 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCO.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at UCO

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#7

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ORU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Oral Roberts University is $17,078 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full ORU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $14,391 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Tulsa Drama & Theater Arts Report

#9

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, OBU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $18,537 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OBU.

Full OBU Drama & Theater Arts 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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