2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theatre and Dance (Income $0-$30k)

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In 2019-2020, 33 theatre and dance students received their degree, making the major the most popular in the country.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theatre and Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theatre and dance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theatre and dance programs that also have a lower cost than 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 theatre and dance program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theatre and Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree theatre and dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theatre and Dance (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

#3 in overall quality

$8,231 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theatre and Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wyoming is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW is $8,231 for Bachelor’s Degree Theatre and Dance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Theatre and Dance Report

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$11,587 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Theatre and Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,587 for bachelor’s degree theatre and dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Nevada - Reno.

Read more about Theatre and Dance at UNR

#3

The College of Wooster

Wooster, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$14,942 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Wooster. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theatre and Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Wooster, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2019-2020.

Wooster College also made our “Best Theatre and Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $14,942 for bachelor’s degree theatre and dance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The College of Wooster.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theatre and Dance at The College of Wooster

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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