2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value 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. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $2,350 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Illinois State also is in the top 20% of our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 per year.
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Miami University - Oxford ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul 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 DePaul are $18,341 a year.
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Request InformationBest 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 21 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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