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2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

76 Colleges
$21,938 Avg Salary
$23,950 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Drama & Theater Arts is the #60 most popular major in the country with 17,341 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. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor'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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, theater graduates from Notre Dame carry an average student debtload of $18,253.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Notre Dame Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Northwestern University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Evansville

Evansville, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Evansville 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 . UE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Evansville.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Miami University - Oxford Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #10 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
13 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
14 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
15 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 364
Ohio 523
Illinois 855
Indiana 315
Wisconsin 259

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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