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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,252 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Emporia State University the best value school in Kansas for drama and theater arts students. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Emporia State University

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for drama and theater arts students. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas list.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Kansas State University Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

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

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU also took the #5 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas rankings.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kansas Report

$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $8,800 a year.

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#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS
$8,872 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in Kansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Washburn University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Washburn University

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

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools 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 5 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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