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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

8 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across Arkansas, there were 79 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,332 and $22,750 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $11,672 for arkansas bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend A-State.

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#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $13,132 for arkansas bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Theater Arts at UARK

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAFS, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. It costs about $8,392 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UAFS.

Full UAFS Theater Arts Report

#4

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #4 spot on the list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Harding also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $15,735 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Harding University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCA is $14,002 for arkansas bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Central Arkansas

#6

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Ouachita Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Ouachita Baptist also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. It costs about $17,879 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ouachita Baptist.

Full Ouachita Baptist University Theater Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UA Little Rock also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. It costs about $16,775 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read more about Theater Arts at UA Little Rock

#8

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality

Henderson State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Henderson State University is $10,514 for arkansas bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Henderson State University

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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