2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master'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.
The Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Illinois State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
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Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 364 |
| Ohio | 523 |
| Illinois | 855 |
| Indiana | 315 |
| Wisconsin | 259 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major
Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.