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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,365 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,938 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 95 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #86 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for theater students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Drama & Theater Arts

Our analysis found Emporia State University to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kansas. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ESU are $7,001 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Emporia State University Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year.

K -State also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Kansas State University Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year.

KU also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kansas

#4

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washburn University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $8,872 per year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 294
Minnesota 231
Iowa 160
Nebraska 104
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 32

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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.

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