2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region

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In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 1,043 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,920 and $22,921 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree theater students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the New England Region

#1

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont

#1 in overall quality

$15,749 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school situated in Johnson, Vermont. It awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,749 for new england region associate degree theater students per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Northern Vermont University

#2

Dean College

Franklin, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,337 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dean College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dean College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $31,337 for New England Region Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Dean College.

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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%.

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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