2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree School for You
Drama & Theater Arts is the #89 most popular major in Illinois with 106 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Columbia College Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 27 |
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 9 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.
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