2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 932 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,840 and $25,097 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree theater students list, KU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at KU

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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