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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,195 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,799 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 855 degrees and certificates were awarded to drama and theater arts students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for theater students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Drama & Theater Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for drama and theater arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for theater in Illinois.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Illinois.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 364
Ohio 523
Indiana 315
Wisconsin 259

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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