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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$6,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 142 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

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 Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District Theater Arts Report

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,604 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Central New Mexico Community College

#3

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Scottsdale Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Scottsdale Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Estrella Mountain Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Avondale, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,973 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Estrella Mountain Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Estrella Mountain Community College

#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,183 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Theater Arts at San Antonio College

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. 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.

Mesa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $8,791 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Mesa Community College

#7

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,169 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Phoenix College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Phoenix College

#8

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#8 in overall quality

South Plains College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $6,211 for southwest region associate degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theater Arts at South Plains College

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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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