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2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$17,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 935 people earned their degree in musical theater, making the major the 489th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 47 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in musical theater. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great musical theater programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the musical theater program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $11,916 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Musical Theater at University of North Dakota

#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.

UCM also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for UCM is $12,022 for plains states region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Central Missouri Musical Theater Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,279 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Moorhead Musical Theater Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.

SMU MN also took the #9 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,033 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Musical Theater at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $20,081 for plains states region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Webster.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Musical Theater at Webster University

#6

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 6 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University is $20,264 for plains states region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Musical Theater at Nebraska Wesleyan University

#7

Clarke University

Dubuque, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Clarke University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clarke University is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $31,801 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Musical Theatre students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Clarke.

The impressive 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 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 Musical Theater at Clarke

#8

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Stephens College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stephens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stephens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephens College is $17,825 for plains states region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Musical Theater at Stephens College

#9

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Evangel University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Musical Theatre Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Evangel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Evangel also made our “Best Musical Theater Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Evangel University is $20,232 for plains states region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Evangel Musical Theater Report

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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