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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 704 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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 in the Plains States Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Plains States Region

#1

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,284 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region 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.

North Hennepin Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Read more about Theater Arts at North Hennepin Community College

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,808 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. 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 #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,808 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Theater students.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Century 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%.

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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