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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 2023 rankings named Sinclair Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Lansing Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular drama and theater arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . LCC is a large public school located in the midsize 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 small city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Parkland College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeastern Illinois College is a great place for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. 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

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Vincennes.

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#4

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree drama and theater arts programs. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Owens Community College Report

#7

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

With a ranking of #7, University of Rio Grande did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. University of Rio Grande is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rio Grande.

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#7

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Oakland Community College Report

#7

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. 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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