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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region

25 Colleges
$22,388 Avg Salary
$25,089 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theater majors pursuing a .

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

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#10

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

Columbia College Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 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

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 25 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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