Musical Theater is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #426 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Musical Theater Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 degrees in musical theater during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Musical Theater Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the musical theatre degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult 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 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Central Missouri if you want to pursue a degree in musical theater. UCM is a large public university located in the distant town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 5 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.
Stephens College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in musical theater. Located in the city of Columbia, Stephens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 4 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Stephens in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.
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