Ranked #70 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Theater Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 192 degrees in theater arts to qualified students.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Theater Arts Schools in Minnesota.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 57 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
St Olaf College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.
There were about 14 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in theater arts has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Duluth. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 23 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 25 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
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).
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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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