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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid” 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 Oklahoma, there were 186 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,350 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Oklahoma (With Aid)

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid list. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a small school located in Chickasha, Oklahoma that handed out 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

USAO also took the #8 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is $8,607 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at USAO

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full OSU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $9,994 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend NSU.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at NSU

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Central Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#6

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Oral Roberts University is $22,248 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

Full ORU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#7

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid ranking. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

OCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OCU is $22,306 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Oklahoma City University

#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $20,936 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree theater students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Tulsa

#9

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma For Those Getting Aid ranking. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OBU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Baptist University is $21,446 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

Full OBU Drama & Theater Arts Report

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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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