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2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 312 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater design and technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater design and technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theater design and technology 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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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNLV is $9,378 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,668 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend USC.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UAF is $7,133 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

UAA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alaska Anchorage is $9,986 for far western us region bachelor’s degree theater design students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,875 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Washington University.

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#8 in overall quality

Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

Vanguard also took the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vanguard University of Southern California is $15,222 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#3 in overall quality

Pepperdine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s theater design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $31,185 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pepperdine.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. CalArts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 18 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend California Institute of the Arts is $43,576 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#9

Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Cornish College of the Arts did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 9 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornish College of the Arts, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $31,070 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cornish College of the Arts.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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