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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$6,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,192 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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 theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Queensborough Community College is a public institution located in Bayside, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

QCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Queensborough Community College is $5,133 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Theater Arts at QCC

#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.

LaGuardia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia is $7,276 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full LaGuardia Theater Arts Report

#3

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $7,382 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Montgomery County Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Suffolk County Community College is a large public school situated in Selden, New York. It awarded 16 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $4,371 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Suffolk County Community College

#5

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Genesee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. GCC is a public institution located in Batavia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,398 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Genesee Community College

#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#6 in overall quality

Monroe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,492 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Monroe Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Monroe Community College

#7

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#5 in overall quality

Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Canandaigua, New York that handed out 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Finger Lakes Community College is $8,630 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Finger Lakes Community 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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