by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 681 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 621 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 103 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their theater arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvary University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Mount Vernon, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sterling College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Sterling College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sterling, Kansas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Theater Arts at Nebraska Wesleyan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Morris, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Theater Arts at University of Minnesota - Morris
With a ranking of #6, Luther College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Decorah, Iowa, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethany Lutheran College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Grinnell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Grinnell, Iowa, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Pella, Iowa, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drury University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethany College Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Bethany College Kansas is located in Lindsborg, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Culver - Stockton College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Sioux Falls came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Northwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Northwestern College is located in Orange City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Missouri Western State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western State University is a small public school situated in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Arts at Missouri Western State University
Truman State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #19, Augustana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Doane University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Doane Crete 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%.
Simpson College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Indianola, Iowa. It awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
College of Saint Benedict came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region ranking. CSB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Coe College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Coe is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #24, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution located in Marshall, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Arts at Southwest Minnesota State University
Avila University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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