2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
4Colleges
223Bachelor's Degrees
$24,398Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 223 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, drama & theater arts is the #38 most popular major in Missouri. This means that of the 12,746 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.7% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama & theater arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying theater.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Lindenwood University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional drama & theater arts students. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles. Lindenwood University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. 2,413 of Lindenwood University students are attending part time.
Missouri State University - Springfield comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 8,590 students at Missouri State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,136 part time students in attendance at Missouri State.
Webster University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis. Webster also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,844 part time students in attendance at Webster.
Our rankings recognize Stephens College as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia. Stephens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Missouri list.
About 0.8% of Stephens students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 73 students at Stephens are exclusively online. There are roughly 80 part time students in attendance at Stephens.
Drama & Theater Arts Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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 4 schools only.
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 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).