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Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges
$18,693 Avg Salary
$14,037 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate 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 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate 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 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for theater majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the theater majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at Sinclair Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,132.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. LCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

Of the 4 students majoring in theater at LCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Parkland College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Illinois College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Harrisburg, SIC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vincennes University is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

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Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public college with a large student population.

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Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

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#7

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

University of Rio Grande did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Rio Grande is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rio Grande.

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Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Oakland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

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#7

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Northwestern Michigan College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drama and theater arts programs. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

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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

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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