2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

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Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 374 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,014 and $26,286 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$1,614 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $1,614 for Michigan Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Oakland Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$4,509 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

LCC also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $4,509 for Michigan Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend LCC.

Full LCC Drama & Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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