2022 Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $30-$48k) 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 Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 1,261 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 52 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater design and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater design and technology programs, but they also cost less that 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 design and technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region theater design students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 27 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region theater design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at University of Arizona
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $13,381 for southwest region theater design students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #3 spot on the list. OCU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 10 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
OCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,034 for Southwest Region Theater Design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OCU.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Oklahoma City University
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,458 for southwest region theater design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,246 for southwest region theater design students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Christian University.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $29,849 for Southwest Region Theater Design students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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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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