2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 1,699 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Indiana University - Bloomington Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 27 |
Illinois | 106 |
Ohio | 61 |
Indiana | 18 |
Wisconsin | 3 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 21 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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