2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 30 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in theater design and technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater design and technology programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$15,620 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater design students in 2019-2020.

UNI also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $15,620 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Northern Iowa Theater Design & Technology Report

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$17,491 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindenwood University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Lindenwood University

#3

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$22,337 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stephens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stephens also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephens is $22,337 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid.

Full Stephens College Theater Design & Technology Report

#4

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$23,847 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Design & Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,847 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater Design students with aid per year to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Theater Design & Technology at NWU

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology (With Aid)

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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