by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,164 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 433rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 128 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater design and technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theater design and technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree theater design students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Johns River State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. St. Johns River Community College is a medium-sized school located in Palatka, Florida that handed out 15 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Johns River State College Theater Design & Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Wyoming Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major. Western Wyoming Community College is a public institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 4 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gordon State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major. Barnesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 3 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Carroll Community College
Gulf Coast State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Panama City, Florida, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2020-2021.
Full Gulf Coast State College Theater Design & Technology Report
Diablo Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking. Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Diablo Valley
With a ranking of #8, San Juan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking, coming in at #9. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Mt. Hood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking, coming in at #10. Gresham, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2020-2021.
Northwest Florida State College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. Northwest Florida State College is a small public school situated in Niceville, Florida. It awarded 2 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Northwest Florida State College
Genesee Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. GCC is a public institution located in Batavia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Parkland College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Parkland College
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Foothill College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking. Los Altos Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Foothill College
Valencia College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Valencia College
With a ranking of #18, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 4 associates’s theater design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at College of the Canyons
Santa Ana College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking. Santa Ana College is a public institution located in Santa Ana, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Normandale Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College Theater Design & Technology Report
Saddleback College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. Saddleback College is a public institution located in Mission Viejo, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Saddleback College
Fresno City College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major list. Cypress, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Cypress College
Santa Fe College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking. Santa Fe College is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s theater design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at Santa Fe College
Santa Monica College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Design Major ranking, coming in at #25. Santa Monica, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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