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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,575 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,557 and $20,309 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 882 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 89 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in drama and theater arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Theatre of Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Theatre of Arts is located in Hollywood, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 150 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school situated in Burbank, California. It awarded 13 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 89 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Siskiyous. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region. College of the Siskiyous is a small school located in Weed, California that handed out 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Marin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Citrus College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Citrus College is a public institution located in Glendora, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Saratoga, California that handed out 18 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Livermore, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Laney College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. CHC is located in Yucaipa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Moorpark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Moorpark, California, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Mendocino College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Ukiah, California, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Diablo Valley College is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 23 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Los Medanos College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Medanos is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, California that handed out 10 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Modesto Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Modesto Junior College is a fairly large school located in Modesto, California that handed out 12 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Modesto Junior College
College of the Canyons did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at College of the Canyons
Yuba College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school situated in Marysville, California. It awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Desert is a public institution located in Palm Desert, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Academy of Art University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cosumnes River College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Antelope Valley College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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