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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 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 for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. USAO is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, USAO has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is $7,432 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $7,543 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 50 students 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 $17,285 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Drama & Theater Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $13,381 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $20,104 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, OCU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City University is $19,034 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma City University Drama & Theater Arts Report

#8

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. Shawnee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, OBU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OBU is $19,373 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full OBU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k 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 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k 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 $16,983 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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