2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,192 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queensborough Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bayside, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k list, QCC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $4,070 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend QCC.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 35 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
LaGuardia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia Community College is $6,135 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Selden, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $2,632 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Suffolk County Community College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Montco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Montco is $6,637 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Monroe Community College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $4,716 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Monroe Community College.
With a ranking of #6, Genesee Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Batavia, New York, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.
GCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Genesee Community College is $3,361 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
Finger Lakes Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Canandaigua, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Finger Lakes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Finger Lakes Community College is $7,168 for middle atlantic region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.
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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%.
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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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