by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Minnesota, there were 202 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 181 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theater arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Morris. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Morris is a small public school situated in Morris, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany Lutheran College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota. BLC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northwestern - St Paul. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota. Northwestern is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at University of Northwestern - St Paul
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Benedict landed the #5 spot on the list. CSB is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Theater Arts Report
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Peter, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Theater Arts at University of Minnesota - Duluth
Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. This small school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 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 ranking of #11, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Theater Arts Report
North Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #12. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Theater Arts at North Central University
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 14 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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Theater Arts Report
Carleton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Winona State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #17. Bethel University Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Johns University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. SJU is located in Collegeville, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
With a ranking of #20, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Saint Cloud State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Saint Cloud State University
Hamline University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. Hamline University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bemidji State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. This small school is located in Bemidji, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Bemidji State University
Macalester College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. Macalester is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Metropolitan State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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