2024 Best Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

Ranked #47 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Dakota to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of theater arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on theater arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other theater arts students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theater arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for theater arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Theater Arts Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Theater Arts in South Dakota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in theater arts.

Top South Dakota Schools for a Bachelor's in Theater

1

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in theater arts needs to take a look at University of South Dakota. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in theater arts from University of South Dakota

2

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

5 Annual Graduates

South Dakota State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in theater arts. South Dakota State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Brookings.More information about a bachelor’s in theater arts from South Dakota State University

Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Theater Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	159
Minnesota	446	181
Iowa	403	91
Kansas	352	77
Nebraska	331	74
North Dakota	251	9

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Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major

Theater Arts is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.