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2022 Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theatre Literature, History & Criticism is the 1058th most popular major in the country with 48 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 theatre literature, history and criticism graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in theatre literature, history and criticism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theatre literature, history and criticism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theatre literature, history and criticism program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theatre Literature, History & Criticism (Income $0-$30k)

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 14 bachelors’s theatre literature, history and criticism degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $9,213 for bachelor’s degree theatre literature, history and criticism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WVU Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WMU is $13,021 for bachelor’s degree theatre literature, history and criticism students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theatre literature, history and criticism degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul University is $26,173 for bachelor’s degree theatre literature, history and criticism students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount Manhattan College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theatre literature, history and criticism degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree theatre literature, history and criticism students whose families make $0-$30k list, MMC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MMC is $31,561 for bachelor’s degree theatre literature, history and criticism students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#5

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theatre Literature, History and Criticism Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s theatre literature, history and criticism degrees in 2019-2020.

CAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $32,199 for Bachelor’s Degree Theatre Literature, History and Criticism students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clark Atlanta University.

Full Clark Atlanta University Theatre Literature, History & Criticism Report

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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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