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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southeast region, there were 3,374 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,841 and $26,422 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$5,369 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Valencia College is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 21 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,369 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Valencia College.

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#2

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$6,130 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Chester, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

John Tyler Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,130 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend John Tyler Community College.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at John Tyler Community College

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$25,622 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #3 spot on the list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,622 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Full Sail University

• 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.

Credits

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