2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Wisconsin - Madison
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UIUC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for theater in the Great Lakes Region .
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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
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 | 364 |
| Ohio | 523 |
| Illinois | 855 |
| Indiana | 315 |
| Wisconsin | 259 |
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Majors Related to Theater
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 6 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.
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