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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking.

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

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” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York

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

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in New York

#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 New York. QCC is a public institution located in Bayside, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s 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 New York” list. It costs about $5,050 for New York Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Queensborough Community College.

Full Queensborough Community College Theater Arts Report

#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend LaGuardia is $6,766 for New York Associate Degree Theater students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York list. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for new york associate degree theater students.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Suffolk County Community College

#4

Finger Lakes Community College

Canandaigua, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Finger Lakes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in Canandaigua, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Finger Lakes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $9,543 for New York Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Finger Lakes Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Finger Lakes Community College

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #5 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 made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $6,830 for new york associate degree theater students.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Monroe Community College

#6

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Genesee Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in New York list. GCC is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $6,304 for New York Associate Degree Theater students per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Full GCC Theater Arts Report

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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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