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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
729 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,284 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama & theater arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNL also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UNL is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,905 students at UNL that take at least one class online. 3,376 students are part time.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population. Iowa also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. 5,055 of Iowa students are attending part time.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles. Lindenwood University also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #9.

The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. There are roughly 2,413 part time students in attendance at Lindenwood University.

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Missouri State University - Springfield earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield. Missouri State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at Missouri State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. 9,136 of Missouri State students are attending part time.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Webster University. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Webster also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region rankings.

About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 3,844 part time students in attendance at Webster.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. 4,032 students are part time.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.4% of UMN Duluth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,332 students at UMN Duluth that take at least one class online. 1,623 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

About 1.2% of Minnesota State Mankato students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,945 students at Minnesota State Mankato that take at least one class online. 3,872 students are part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northern Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UNI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Plains States Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 4,212 students at UNI that take at least one class online. 1,478 of UNI students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students drama & theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 238
Minnesota 208
Iowa 129
Kansas 85
Nebraska 99
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 30

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 11 schools only.

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