2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region
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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 the Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,072 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #15 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UT Rio Grande Valley
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend UNT.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend UH.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Houston
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 143 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend Tarleton.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UCO 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.
The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a small public school situated in Chickasha, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is $8,607 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend SFASU.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Stephen F Austin State University
Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
With a ranking of #15, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Northeastern State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Drama & Theater Arts Report
Texas Southern University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend Texas Southern University.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Texas Southern University
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City University 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.
OCU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City University is $22,306 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 21 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s 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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- 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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