2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (With Aid)
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,012 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree theater students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (With Aid)
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 For Those Getting Aid. Queensborough Community College is located in Bayside, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
QCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Queensborough Community College is $5,050 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
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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 For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 35 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,766 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend LaGuardia Community College.
Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
John Tyler Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $6,810 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRJC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $5,782 for associate degree theater students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Montgomery County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $9,251 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend Montco.
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Sinclair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,208 for associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Sinclair Community College.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Suffolk County Community College is a large school located in Selden, New York that handed out 16 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for associate degree theater students with aid.
With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
BYU - I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
North Hennepin Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for associate degree theater students with aid.
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a public institution located in Walnut, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mt. SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mt. SAC is $1,729 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
With a ranking of #11, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Salt Lake Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $6,963 for associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for associate degree theater students with aid.
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. CSN is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 10 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
CSN also took the #12 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of Southern Nevada is $5,806 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
With a ranking of #14, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Scottsdale Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $10,397 for associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.
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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
CNM also took the #25 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
Monroe Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.
Monroe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
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With a ranking of #17, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. LCC is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students with aid list, LCC has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,828 for associate degree theater students with aid.
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With a ranking of #18, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
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Mesa Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Mesa Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
Finger Lakes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Canandaigua, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Finger Lakes Community College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for associate degree theater students with aid.
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Mt. Hood Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. Mt. Hood Community College is located in Gresham, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for MHCC is $7,211 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
Genesee Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Genesee Community College 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.
It costs about $6,304 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend Genesee Community College.
San Antonio College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for associate degree theater students with aid.
Vincennes University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Vincennes University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Vincennes University is $10,845 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
Owens Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Perrysburg, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Owens State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,323 for Associate Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend Owens State Community College.
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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%.
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