2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama and theater arts 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 Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$7,650 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 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. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $7,650 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$8,029 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.

John Tyler Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $8,029 for southeast region associate degree theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at John Tyler Community College

#3

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$27,044 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #3 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $27,044 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $48-$75k 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 $48-$75k)

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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