2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 397 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Pennsylvania

#1

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$9,251 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Montco is a medium-sized school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Montco did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Montgomery County Community College is $9,251 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Theater students.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Montco

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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.

Credits

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