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2023 Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

2 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theater arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2020-2021.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, KU supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Theater for a Doctorate. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)

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