2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
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Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 46 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 26 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $2,993 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
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 Theater Arts at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 62 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $8,521 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $6,706 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TWU.
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 39 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $12,203 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $12,317 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 26 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Chickasha, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is $5,506 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,669 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OSU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 69 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Austin Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,134 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.
Texas State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 139 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,125 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas State.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 32 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $8,650 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified ’s theater students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $10,203 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 5 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $2,604 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
West Texas A&M University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 19 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $8,730 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,092 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTEP.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,561 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s theater students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,896 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.
With a ranking of #19, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 5 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $7,614 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified ’s theater students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,013 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Texas A&M University - Commerce
With a ranking of #21, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 18 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,251 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NAU.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #22. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 2 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Main Campus is $8,115 for southwest region theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
Scottsdale Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 5 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,963 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.
With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oklahoma City University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma City University is $17,214 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Oklahoma City University
Estrella Mountain Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 2 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $7,973 for Southwest Region Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
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- 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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- *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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