2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate” 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.
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” ranking analyzed 31 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.
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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts
Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, North Hennepin Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,284 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend North Hennepin Community College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, BYU - I has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU - I is $7,167 for Associate Degree Theater students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queensborough Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate. QCC is a fairly large public school situated in Bayside, New York. It awarded 30 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
QCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Queensborough Community College is $5,050 for associate degree theater students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Sinclair Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for associate degree theater students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #5 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend John Tyler Community College is $6,810 for associate degree theater students.
With a ranking of #6, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Scottsdale Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. SRJC is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 8 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
SRJC also took 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 a ranking of #8, LaGuardia Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate 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.
LaGuardia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia is $6,766 for Associate Degree Theater students.
Montgomery County Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, Montco has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,251 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Montgomery County Community College.
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for associate degree theater students.
Finger Lakes Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. 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 #10 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 2 students 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.
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Century College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Century College also took the #21 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,808 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Century College.
College of Southern Nevada landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, CSN has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,806 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend College of Southern Nevada.
Salt Lake Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for Associate Degree Theater students.
Monroe Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate 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 #18 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Associate Degree Theater students.
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Owens Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. 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 also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Owens State Community College is $8,323 for associate degree theater students.
Read more about Theater Arts at Owens State Community College
With a ranking of #19, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Phoenix College also took the #22 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,744 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Phoenix College.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,429 for Associate Degree Theater students.
With a ranking of #21, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Walnut, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mt. SAC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $1,729 for associate degree theater students per year to attend Mt. San Antonio College.
With a ranking of #22, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Lansing Community College is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
LCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,828 for Associate Degree Theater students.
Austin Community College District came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our associate degree theater students list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for associate degree theater students.
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Vincennes University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate ranking. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vincennes University is $10,845 for Associate Degree Theater students.
Genesee Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate list. Batavia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,304 for Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Genesee Community College.
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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%.
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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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