2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid

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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 Texas, there were 4 theater design and technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Design Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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 in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Design Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in Texas (With Aid)

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$36,811 Average Net Price

$52,857 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Design Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $36,811 for Texas Theater Design students with aid per year to attend Texas Christian University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at TCU

#2

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$36,039 Average Net Price

$43,988 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Theater Design Schools in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s theater design degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in Texas” list. It costs about $36,039 for Texas Theater Design students with aid per year to attend Baylor.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theater Design & Technology at Baylor

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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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