2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region 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 fairly large student population.
About 56% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 44% are male.
Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in theater at OHIO Athens, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 73% of the theater majors at the school.
Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.
Of the 15 students majoring in theater at Wayne State, 27% are male and 73% are female.
Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the theater majors at the school.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Women make up 62% of the theater majors at the school.
Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Women make up 90% of the theater majors at the school.
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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
Women make up 63% of the theater majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 25% are male.
Columbia College Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for drama and theater arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in theater at the school are women while 29% are male.
Full Drama & Theater Arts at Columbia College Chicago Report
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 Related Majors
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 25 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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