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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,793 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #133 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the best value school in Kansas for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at K -State are $10,420 a year.

K -State also took the #1 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Kansas rankings.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Kansas State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for theater in Kansas.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Kansas Report

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 56
Minnesota 11
Iowa 30
Nebraska 4
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 2

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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