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2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges in Missouri
318 Theater Degrees Awarded
$23,755 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in drama & theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #59 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School

Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Missouri Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drama & theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

Drama & Theater Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Theater
Master's Degrees in Theater
Doctor's Degrees in Theater

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer.

10 Top Missouri Schools in Theater

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MO
15.4% Growth in Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Theater Degrees Awarded
$25,533 Median Starting Salary

Webster University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #219 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, theater degree recipients generally make an average of $25,533 in their early careers.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 20 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts major at Lindenwood University make $3,502 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MO
26.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to look into University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were about 19 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
60 Theater Degrees Awarded
45.0% Growth in Graduates

Missouri State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program state that they receive average early career income of $20,377.

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Stephens College
Columbia, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Theater Degrees Awarded
$17,901 Median Starting Salary

Stephens is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Columbia. This college ranks 20th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 32 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Stephens in the most recent data year. After graduating, theater degree recipients generally earn an average of $17,901 in the first five years of their career.

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Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMKC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from University of Missouri - Kansas City receive an earnings boost of around $5,333 above the typical income of drama & theater arts majors.

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Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Truman State is a small public university located in the remote town of Kirksville. This university ranks 13th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 12 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program report average early career income of $22,374.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MO
81.3% Growth in Graduates

Missouri Southern is a small public university located in the small city of Joplin. This university ranks 30th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 16 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Missouri Southern in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 16 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent data year.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 231
Kansas 266 95
Iowa 264 160
Nebraska 238 104
North Dakota 210 9
South Dakota 204 32

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Drama & Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Theater Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 174
Playwriting & Screenwriting 37
Musical Theater 27
Theater Design & Technology 24
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 20
Acting 18
Directing & Theatrical Production 14
Costume Design 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 492
Design & Applied Arts 460
Music 377
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 157
General Visual & Performing Arts 112
Dance 37
Arts & Media Management 20

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