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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

7 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$5,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Theater Design & Technology is the 450th most popular major in the country with 1,261 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater design and technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater design and technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater design and technology 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 Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

Valencia College also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,870 for associate degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Valencia College.

Full Valencia College Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Garden City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $2,007 for associate degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Full Nassau Community College Theater Design & Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $2,567 for associate degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Sinclair Community College

#4

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Genesee Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Genesee Community College is a public institution located in Batavia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend GCC is $3,361 for associate degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full GCC Theater Design & Technology Report

#5

Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. Hood Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Gresham, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater design degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k list, MHCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mt. Hood Community College is $6,203 for Associate Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Mt. Hood Community College

#6

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Harford Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bel Air, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

Harford Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Harford Community College is $6,008 for Associate Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Harford Community College Theater Design & Technology Report

#7

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

Northern Vermont University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Design Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,931 for Associate Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northern Vermont University.

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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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