2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 932 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,840 and $25,097 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Drama & Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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