2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 South Carolina, there were 205 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,067 and $26,333 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 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 South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 11 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.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bob Jones University also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $12,572 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 37 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Coastal Carolina University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $15,010 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Coastal Carolina University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
Anderson University South Carolina also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. It costs about $21,495 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. College of Charleston is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Charleston is $20,250 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Francis Marion University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Florence, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Francis Marion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $13,612 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Francis Marion University.
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University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
USC Upstate not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $17,802 for south carolina bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend USC Upstate.
Winthrop University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 29 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our south carolina bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, Winthrop has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winthrop is $19,575 for south carolina bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our south carolina bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k list, UofSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,783 for south carolina bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Furman University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Greenville, South Carolina 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.
Furman also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $22,225 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Furman.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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North Greenville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tigerville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
North Greenville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend North Greenville is $22,032 for south carolina bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
Converse College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Converse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. The yearly cost to attend Converse is $12,221 for South Carolina Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.
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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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- *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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