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2023 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Musical Theater is the 426th most popular major in the country with 995 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 46 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in musical theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality musical theater programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the musical theater program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region musical theatre students.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Musical Theater in the Plains States Region

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.

UCM also made our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,058 for plains states region musical theatre students per year to attend UCM.

Read more about Musical Theater at UCM

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region list. Moorhead, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s musical theatre degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,680 for Plains States Region Musical Theatre students per year to attend MSU Moorhead.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Musical Theater at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 16 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $23,248 for plains states region musical theatre students per year to attend Webster University.

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%.

Read more about Musical Theater at Webster

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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 #4 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 4 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.

Stephens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephens is $22,460 for Plains States Region Musical Theatre students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 7 ’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.

NWU also made our “Best Musical Theater Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for NWU is $26,295 for Plains States Region Musical Theatre students.

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%.

Read full report on Musical Theater at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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