2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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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 Southwest region, there were 1,377 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,362 and $23,453 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 181 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.
Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree theater students with aid list, Scottsdale Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Avondale, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree theater students with aid list, Estrella Mountain Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,200 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree theater students with aid list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mesa Community College is $9,669 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.
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San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,882 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend San Antonio College.
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Phoenix College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Phoenix College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
South Plains College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
South Plains College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students with aid.
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 37 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KD Conservatory, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is $21,528 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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