2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts 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.
The Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools
Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $27,786 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for drama and theater arts students. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.
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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.
Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $36,288 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.
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 |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 27 |
| Illinois | 106 |
| Ohio | 61 |
| Indiana | 18 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
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Majors Related to Theater
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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).
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