2024 Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region
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Colleges in the Plains States Region
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Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
A degree in
musical theater is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #426 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for musical theater students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 52 degrees in musical theater to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School
The musical theatre program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Musical Theater rankings. We derive our Best Overall Musical Theater School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Musical Theater Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Musical Theater Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
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Best Schools for Musical Theater in the Plains States Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the musical theatre degree levels they offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Musical Theatre
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
University of Iowa is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in musical theater. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 2 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
It is hard to beat Webster University if you want to pursue a degree in musical theater. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were about 15 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NE
Any student pursuing a degree in musical theater needs to check out Nebraska Wesleyan University. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 3 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent data year.
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Stephens College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in musical theater. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 13 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Stephens in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
Every student pursuing a degree in musical theater needs to look into Minnesota State University - Moorhead. MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead. A Best Colleges rank of #594 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MSU Moorhead is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year.
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