2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Musical Theater is the 489th most popular major in the country with 935 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 87 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in musical theater. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great musical theater programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $75-$110k.
Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $75-$110k.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $17,324 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $75-$110k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SHSU.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $21,330 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $75-$110k.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,730 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Musical Theater Report
Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $33,664 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend TCU.
The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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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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