2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (With Aid)
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 632 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 71 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (With Aid)
Out of the 71 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,667 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend New York City College of Technology.
Full New York City College of Technology Theater Design & Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
UNCSA also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UNCSA is $13,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. UNLV is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 16 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Theater Design & Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend U-M is $15,336 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
SUNY Fredonia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Fredonia is a small school located in Fredonia, New York that handed out 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Fredonia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at University of North Georgia
University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
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
With a ranking of #9, Purchase College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Purchase College is $18,326 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
With a ranking of #10, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Anchorage is $12,995 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
University of Northern Iowa landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UNI also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #12, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,312 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend University of Illinois at Chicago.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 full report on Theater Design & Technology at University of Illinois at Chicago
Binghamton University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $19,353 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Binghamton University
With a ranking of #14, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UAF is $10,333 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
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Oakland University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $11,802 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Theater Design & Technology Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology is $19,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Flint is $12,734 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. 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 #8 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $22,012 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at University of Connecticut
With a ranking of #20, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan University is $15,981 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Central Michigan
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,823 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend Wright State University - Main Campus.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus Theater Design & Technology Report
Eastern Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,924 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend Eastern Michigan University.
With a ranking of #23, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,562 for bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend UCO.
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Lindenwood University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Charles, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Central Washington University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.
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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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