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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region

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47 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,793 people earned their degree in acting, making the major the 323rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 47 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in acting. That schools that top this list have a program in acting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting in the Plains States Region

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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Acting at Stephens

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NWU Acting Report

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Acting at Drake

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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Acting at UNI

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s acting degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University Acting Report

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

Dordt University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region list. Dordt University is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Acting at Dordt University

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #7, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster Acting Report

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Augsburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Acting at Augsburg

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Missouri Southern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s acting degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Acting at Missouri Southern

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 1 bachelors’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Acting at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Creighton University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Acting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s acting students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Creighton Acting Report

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