2027 Best Musical Theater Schools in Missouri
Musical Theater degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for musical theater students.
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Best Schools for Musical Theater in Missouri
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the musical theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Musical Theater
Our analysis ranked Webster University the best school in the country for a degree in musical theater. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Saint Louis. About 64% of students finish within six years. Webster University awarded about 12 musical theater degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their musical theater degree from Webster University earn around $13,182 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $26,000 to complete this degree.
See the full musical theater program report for Webster University
A rank of #2 makes Stephens College one of the top schools for musical theater. Set in the city of Columbia, Stephens College is a small private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 20%. Stephens College awarded about 18 musical theater degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the musical theater program make about $16,476 in their early career. Stephens College graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
Read more about the musical theater program at Stephens College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
