2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 181 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.
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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.
Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $4,362 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,626 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Estrella Mountain Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $8,740 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,189 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Antonio College.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,317 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
Phoenix College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, Phoenix College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,867 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
Scottsdale Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, Scottsdale Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,103 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.
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South Plains College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
South Plains College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,419 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South Plains College.
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. KD Conservatory is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, KD Conservatory has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,295 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend KD Conservatory.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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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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