2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate in Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 374 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,014 and $26,286 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan associate degree theater students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$2,825 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Michigan Associate Degree Theater students.

Full Oakland Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$4,828 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,828 for Michigan Associate Degree Theater students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at LCC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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