by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 951 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,630 and $24,168 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree theater students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Independence Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Independence, Kansas, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Full Independence Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 3 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inver Hills Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a public institution located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Inver Hills Community College
Normandale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Riverland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Riverland Community College is a public institution located in Austin, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Riverland Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Northeast Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Barton County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Barton Community College
Iowa Central Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Central Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
North Hennepin Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at North Hennepin Community College
With a ranking of #12, Haskell Indian Nations University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Cottey College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Cottey College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nevada, Missouri. It awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Indian Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Ottumwa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
North Central University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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