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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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 the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 142 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region

#1

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Scottsdale Community College

#2

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Full Mesa Community College Theater Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #3 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Read more about Theater Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College

#4

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the #4 spot on the list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 8 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,744 for southwest region associate degree theater students per year to attend Phoenix College.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Phoenix College

#5

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree theater students.

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#4 in overall quality

Austin Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Read more about Theater Arts at Austin Community College District

#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

San Antonio College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree theater students.

Read more about Theater Arts at San Antonio College

#8

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, South Plains College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Full South Plains College 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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