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2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,261 people earned their degree in theater design and technology, making the major the 450th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 design and technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Theater Design & Technology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Edmond, Oklahoma 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.

UCO also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Theater Design & Technology Report

#4

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,306 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend OCU.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full Oklahoma City University Theater Design & Technology Report

#5

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater design degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid per year to attend Texas Christian University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at TCU

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree theater design students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Baylor 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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