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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Missouri

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159 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri

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In 2020-2021, 11,385 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.

Across Missouri, there were 174 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 26 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri bachelor’s degree theater students.

Top 26 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Missouri

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Calvary University
Kansas City, Missouri

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 Missouri list. Calvary University is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s theater degrees 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.

Full Calvary Theater Arts Report

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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

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Culver - Stockton College
Canton, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culver - Stockton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Located in Canton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Theater Arts at Missouri Western

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Theater Arts at Truman State

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Avila University
Kansas City, Missouri

Avila University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Avila University is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 41 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 full report on Theater Arts at Missouri State

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Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Missouri Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #9. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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William Jewell College
Liberty, Missouri

With a ranking of #10, William Jewell College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. William Jewell College is located in Liberty, Missouri 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

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Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri

Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

College of the Ozarks came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Full Hard Work U Theater Arts Report

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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #16, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Missouri Southern State University is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Missouri Southern State University

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With a ranking of #17, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Theater Arts Report

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 15 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 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 Mizzou

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William Woods University
Fulton, Missouri

William Woods University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking. William Woods is located in Fulton, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Theater Arts at William Woods

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full WUSTL Theater Arts Report

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #21. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Louis University Theater Arts Report

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #22, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Webster

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Hannibal - LaGrange University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri list. HLGU is a small school located in Hannibal, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

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.

Read more about Theater Arts at HLGU

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Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Missouri

Missouri Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #23. Missouri Valley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Missouri Valley College Theater Arts Report

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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri

Stephens College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking. Stephens College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Stephens

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Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Missouri ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Theater Arts at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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