2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $2,350 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
Miami University - Oxford ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 per 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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each 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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