2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k
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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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,629 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and theater arts programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Bayside, New York, and it awarded 30 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at QCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend QCC is $5,133 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 21 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,369 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. SRJC is located in Santa Rosa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
SRJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Santa Rosa Junior College is $4,975 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU - I, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,595 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend BYU - I.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 35 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
LaGuardia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $7,276 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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John Tyler Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Tyler Community College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $6,130 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Nassau Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Nassau Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $3,837 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
Sinclair Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $3,113 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Mt. San Antonio College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Mt. SAC also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $1,599 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mt. SAC.
Montgomery County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, Montco has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montco is $7,382 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #11, Suffolk County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,371 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Suffolk County Community College.
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Oakland Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $1,614 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oakland Community College.
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North Hennepin Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
North Hennepin Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,195 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.
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Salt Lake Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,329 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.
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Austin Community College District ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $4,362 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #16. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,626 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend CNM.
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With a ranking of #17, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. College of Southern Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
CSN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,911 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend College of Southern Nevada.
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #18. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Northampton Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. The estimated yearly cost for Northampton Community College is $8,080 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Genesee Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. GCC is a small public school situated in Batavia, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Genesee Community College is $5,398 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
Monroe Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Monroe Community College is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 7 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,492 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Monroe Community College.
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Mt. Hood Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gresham, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $5,855 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MHCC.
Lansing Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lansing Community College is $4,509 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Luzerne County Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,978 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.
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Finger Lakes Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Canandaigua, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Finger Lakes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,630 for associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.
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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $8,740 for Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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- 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%.
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- 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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