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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across New York, there were 1,392 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 105 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bayside, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

QCC also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Queensborough Community College is $5,050 for new york associate degree theater students with aid.

Full Queensborough Community College Theater Arts Report

#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, LaGuardia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LaGuardia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia is $6,766 for New York Associate Degree Theater students with aid.

Read more about Theater Arts at LaGuardia Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk County Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for New York Associate Degree Theater students with aid.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Suffolk County Community College

#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #4 spot on the 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 #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $6,830 for new york associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Monroe Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Monroe Community College

#5

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid. Located in Canandaigua, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $9,543 for new york associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Finger Lakes Community College

#6

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#6 in overall quality

Genesee Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Genesee Community College is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $6,304 for new york associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full GCC Theater Arts Report

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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