2022 Best Value Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Nevada

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Nevada 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 Nevada, there were 70 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,400 and $17,850 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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 in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Nevada

#1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$9,378 Average Net Price

$46,561 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 46 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nevada” ranking. It costs about $9,378 for nevada theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at UNLV

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

#3 in overall quality

$5,001 Average Net Price

$34,309 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 10 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

CSN also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,001 for nevada theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend College of Southern Nevada.

Full College of Southern Nevada Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$11,587 Average Net Price

$41,025 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in Nevada For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nevada” list. The yearly cost to attend UNR is $11,587 for nevada theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at UNR

• Best Value Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value 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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