2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 176 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater design and technology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree theater design students.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York

#1 in overall quality

$4,594 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 4 associates’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nassau Community College is $4,594 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater Design students.

Full Nassau Community College Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York

#2 in overall quality

$6,304 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Genesee Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Batavia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

GCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend GCC is $6,304 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater Design students.

Full GCC Theater Design & Technology Report

#3

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$7,886 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harford Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bel Air, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Harford Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harford Community College is $7,886 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater Design students.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Harford Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology

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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