2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 11,385 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 681 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular theater arts programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate”.
Top 3 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Theater Arts at University of Kansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Theater Arts Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Theater Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read more about Theater Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia
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Notes and References
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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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