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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$7,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 5 associates’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,397 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Scottsdale Community College

#3

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

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. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $3,429 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Read more about Theater Arts at Central New Mexico Community College

#3 in overall quality

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. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Estrella Mountain Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Estrella Mountain Community College is $9,200 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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.

Mesa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,669 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students 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 yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students with aid.

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#7

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Phoenix College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for southwest region associate degree theater students with aid.

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#8

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#8 in overall quality

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. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

South Plains College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend 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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