2024 Best Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a doctor's degree in theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #203 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of theater arts. Combined, these schools handed out 5 doctor's degrees in theater arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to theater arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other theater arts students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized theater arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for theater arts students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Theater Arts in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in theater arts.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Theater

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in theater arts needs to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in theater arts from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in theater arts from University of Kansas

Best Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best theater arts schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	2
Missouri	175	1
Kansas	134	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

Theater Arts is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.