2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
4Colleges
223Bachelor's Degrees
$24,398Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 223 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, drama & theater arts is the #38 most popular major in Missouri. This means that of the 12,746 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.7% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama & theater arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying theater.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Lindenwood University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles. Lindenwood University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. About 2,413 of the students at Lindenwood University are attending part time.
Missouri State University - Springfield comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. 9,136 students are part time.
Webster University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Webster also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. 3,844 of Webster students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Stephens College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. Stephens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 73 of Stephens students are exclusively distance learners. 80 students are part time.
Drama & Theater Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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 4 schools only.
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 the rest 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).