2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology
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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.
For this year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 71 colleges that offer 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology
Out of the 71 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #1 spot on the 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 took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina School of the Arts is $13,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Fredonia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Fredonia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,824 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree theater design students list, UNI has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 12 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $19,433 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
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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Harding University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 ranking of #7, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
Purchase College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 27 bachelors’s theater design 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.
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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree theater design students list, UNLV has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $11,424 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
With a ranking of #11, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,667 for bachelor’s degree theater design students per year to attend New York City College of Technology.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
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Salem State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Salem State University is $18,399 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students per year to attend Kent State.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue also took the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 27 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
UC also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $21,843 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students per year to attend UC.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Wright State University - Main Campus is $16,823 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
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Kean University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kean University is $18,604 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
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Stephens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Stephens College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Stephens College is $22,337 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students.
Oakland University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,802 for bachelor’s degree theater design students per year to attend Oakland.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,350 for bachelor’s degree theater design students per year to attend Millersville.
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Central Michigan University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $15,981 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
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Binghamton University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree theater design students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $19,353 for bachelor’s degree theater design 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Huntington University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Huntington, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,869 for Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students per year to attend Huntington University.
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Otterbein University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Otterbein University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.
Otterbein not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Otterbein is $23,386 for bachelor’s degree theater design students.
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%.
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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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- *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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