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2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in musical theater. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent musical theater 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 musical theater program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Musical Theater (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Musical Theater at West Texas A&M University

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $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.

Read more about Musical Theater at University of Arizona

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s musical theatre students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas State.

Read full report on Musical Theater at Texas State

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 19 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,617 for Southwest Region Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Full Sam Houston State University Musical Theater Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s musical theatre degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Musical Theater at University of Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 13 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,562 for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UCO.

Read full report on Musical Theater at UCO

#8 in overall quality

KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s musical theatre degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KD Conservatory, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KD Conservatory is $21,528 for Southwest Region Musical Theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full KD Conservatory Musical Theater Report

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

With a ranking of #8, Texas Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Musical Theatre Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 13 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $36,811 for southwest region musical theatre students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Christian University Musical Theater 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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