2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts
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 an Associate” 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.
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” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts
Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, North Hennepin Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,284 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. BYU - I is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU - I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BYU - I is $7,167 for Associate Degree Theater students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #3 spot on the list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 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. It costs about $5,205 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Valencia College.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
QCC also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend QCC is $5,050 for Associate Degree Theater students.
Full Queensborough Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas 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 yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for Associate Degree Theater students.
With a ranking of #6, John Tyler Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate 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.
John Tyler Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,810 for associate degree theater students per year to attend John Tyler Community College.
Full John Tyler Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Scottsdale Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Scottsdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,397 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.
Full Scottsdale Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
SRJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Rosa Junior College is $5,782 for associate degree theater students.
LaGuardia Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 35 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
LaGuardia also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,766 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend LaGuardia.
With a ranking of #10, Montgomery County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Montco is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $9,251 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Montgomery County Community College.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,376 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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With a ranking of #12, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for associate degree theater students.
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Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Finger Lakes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for Associate Degree Theater students.
Full Finger Lakes Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Oakland Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Suffolk County Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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With a ranking of #16, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, Estrella Mountain Community College has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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Century College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Century College is $10,808 for associate degree theater students.
College of Southern Nevada came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
CSN also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $5,806 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend College of Southern Nevada.
Salt Lake Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s 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. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for associate degree theater students.
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Northampton County Area Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, Northampton Community College has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,053 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Northampton Community College.
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Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 7 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,594 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Nassau Community College.
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Monroe Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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With a ranking of #23, Owens Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Owens State Community College is a public institution located in Perrysburg, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,323 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Owens Community College.
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Phoenix College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate 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.
The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for associate degree theater students.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for associate degree theater students.
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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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