2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree theater students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Drama & Theater Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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