2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 142 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#6 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend CNM.

Read more about Theater Arts at CNM

#2

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$6,861 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Austin Community College District

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

#7 in overall quality

$5,882 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make more than $110k.

Full San Antonio College Theater Arts Report

#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

#8 in overall quality

$7,600 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Theater Arts at South Plains College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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