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2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New England region, there were 101 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater design and technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Salem State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salem State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $20,502 for new england region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Salem State.

Full Salem State University Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Connecticut is $26,179 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at University of Connecticut

#3

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Keene State is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Keene State is $21,072 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Keene State College Theater Design & Technology Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Boston U is $31,075 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Boston U Theater Design & Technology Report

#5

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennington College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bennington College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bennington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $27,823 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bennington College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Bennington Theater Design & Technology Report

#6

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Emerson College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

Emerson also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $42,458 for new england region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Emerson College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Emerson 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.

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