by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” 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 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 “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful drama and theater arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Butler Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Independence Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Independence Community College is located in Independence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Full Independence Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
Inver Hills Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Riverland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Austin, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Full Riverland Community College Drama & Theater Arts Report
North Hennepin Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at North Hennepin Community College
Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. 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%.
Iowa Central Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Iowa Central Community College
Barton County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Great Bend, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Barton County Community College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.
North Central University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at North Central University
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. 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.
St Cloud Technical and Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Century College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. 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 landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Cottey College is located in Nevada, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Haskell Indian Nations University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Haskell is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Haskell Indian Nations University
With a ranking of #12, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Indian Hills Community College
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