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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Nebraska

10 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$22,825 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Nebraska, there were 104 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,825 and $24,679 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in drama and theater arts.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree theater students.

Top 10 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Nebraska

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska list. NWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 more about Drama & Theater Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hastings College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 more about Drama & Theater Arts at Hastings College

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Doane University
Crete, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska list. Doane University is a small school located in Crete, Nebraska that handed out 6 bachelors’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%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Doane Crete

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State College is located in Wayne, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at WSC

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Drama & Theater Arts Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Chadron State College
Chadron, Nebraska

Chadron State College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska ranking. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Chadron State College Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

Creighton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Creighton Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Drama & Theater Arts Report

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