2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,086 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also made our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Theater Arts at ASU - Tempe

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for 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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