2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 848 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Texas A&M University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students list, UT Rio Grande Valley has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 36 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students list, UNT has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Theater Arts at University of North Texas
University of Houston landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students list, UH has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 132 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend Texas State University.
Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a fairly large public school situated in Stephenville, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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Texas Tech University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $8,607 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students list, SFASU has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
With a ranking of #14, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northeastern State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend NSU.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Northern Arizona University
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
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Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,430 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Read more about Theater Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OCU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City University is $22,306 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend UNM.
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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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- *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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