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2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theater Design & Technology is the 450th most popular major in the country with 1,261 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 312 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater design and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater design and technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theater design and technology 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 Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,470 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UNLV.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern California is $20,050 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks is $10,729 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $14,966 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Alaska Anchorage.

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#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,744 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CWU.

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#8 in overall quality

Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Vanguard is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanguard also took the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $18,625 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Vanguard University of Southern California.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Full Vanguard University of Southern California Theater Design & Technology Report

#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#3 in overall quality

Pepperdine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Malibu, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pepperdine is $31,918 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Pepperdine University

#8

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality

California Institute of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Valencia, California, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $46,265 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CalArts.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full California Institute of the Arts Theater Design & Technology Report

#9

Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Cornish College of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornish College of the Arts, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornish College of the Arts is $37,575 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Cornish College of the Arts

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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%.

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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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