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2023 Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in musical theater. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great musical theater programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the musical theater program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 16 bachelors’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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,175. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCM also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Missouri does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 5,547 students enrolled at Minnesota State University - Moorhead, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State University - Moorhead offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.

NWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 1,924 students enrolled at Nebraska Wesleyan University, 50 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,105. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nebraska Wesleyan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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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 #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Musical Theatre for a Bachelor’s. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying musical theatre list, Stephens has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stephens College supports 622 students, and 17 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,505. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Stephens]](/colleges/stephens-college/student-life/veterans/)

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