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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

2 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor's in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 935 people earned their degree in musical theater, making the major the 489th most popular in the United States.

Across Ohio, there were 19 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,281 and $26,151 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in musical theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality musical theater programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the musical theater program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The musical theatre school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

#1

Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

Otterbein did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend Otterbein University is $17,236 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full Otterbein Musical Theater Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kent State is $15,374 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Kent State University at Kent Musical Theater Report

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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