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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Drama & Theater Arts
Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well 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 reviewed in this analysis.
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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 school with a fairly 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.
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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.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value drama and theater arts schools 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.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also made our Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.
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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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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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