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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at DePaul University

Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in theater at OHIO Athens, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the theater majors at the school.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Northwestern University

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 15 students majoring in theater at Wayne State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 62% of the theater majors at the school.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

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

Women make up 90% of the theater majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 63% of the theater majors at the school.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Eastern Michigan University

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 43% of the theater majors at the school.

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 schools 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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