2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arizona, there were 227 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,175 and $21,026 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,194 and $24,661 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Arizona

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$20,200 Average Net Price

$27,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,373 Average Net Price

$22,290 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$16,535 Average Net Price

$25,774 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 18 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $16,535 for arizona bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at NAU

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$23,545 Average Net Price

$23,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $75-$110k. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 24 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $23,545 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Grand Canyon University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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