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In 2020-2021, 11,385 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,089 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 151 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 51 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theater arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree theater students.
Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Oklahoma College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tonkawa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Texas College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Snyder, Texas, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Port Arthur, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is a small public school situated in Thatcher, Arizona. It awarded 7 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Mainland landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Texas City, Texas, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Howard College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Big Spring, Texas, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Texarkana College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Hill College is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Paradise Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tulsa Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Estrella Mountain Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alvin Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Mesa Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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