If you plan on majoring in drama & theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for drama & theater arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 97 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 28 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Kansas State University if you wish to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 27 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent year we have data available.
Emporia State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 10 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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