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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
729 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,284 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama & theater arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population. UNL also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 0.5% of UNL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. About 3,376 of the students at UNL are attending part time.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population. Iowa also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Iowa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Iowa Report

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles. Lindenwood University also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. 2,413 of Lindenwood University students are attending part time.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Lindenwood University

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Missouri State University - Springfield earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield. Missouri State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 8,590 students at Missouri State that take at least one class online. About 9,136 of the students at Missouri State are attending part time.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Webster University. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Webster also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. About 3,844 of the students at Webster are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,032 part time students in attendance at Metro State.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.4% of UMN Duluth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,332 students take at least one class online at UMN Duluth. 1,623 of UMN Duluth students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 5,945 students take at least one class online at Minnesota State Mankato. 3,872 of Minnesota State Mankato students are attending part time.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at UNI is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. 1,478 of UNI students are attending part time.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Northern Iowa

Best for Non-Traditional Students Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students drama & theater arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 238
Minnesota 208
Iowa 129
Kansas 85
Nebraska 99
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 30

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

References

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