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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. QCC is a fairly large school located in Bayside, New York that handed out 30 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

QCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $8,168 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Queensborough Community College.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LaGuardia Community College is a public institution located in Long Island City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia Community College is $10,131 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#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 $48-$75k list. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $10,277 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 $7,652 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Monroe Community College is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 7 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $9,932 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#5 in overall quality

Finger Lakes Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Finger Lakes Community College is $11,576 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Finger Lakes Community College

#7

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#7 in overall quality

Genesee Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Batavia, New York, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

GCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Genesee Community College is $9,158 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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