2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

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 Theater Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. 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 Ohio, there were 575 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,310 and $24,287 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,171 and $20,046 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

#1

Sinclair Community College

Dayton, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$3,113 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sinclair Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. It costs about $3,113 for ohio associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sinclair Community College.

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#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$7,403 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Owens State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $7,403 for Ohio Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Owens State Community College.

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• 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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