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2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft is the 534th most popular major in the country with 1,260 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 85 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $19,433 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students per year to attend SIUC.

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#3

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students list, Indiana University - South Bend has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - South Bend is $8,717 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students list, UM Flint has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Flint is $12,734 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students.

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#5

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Columbia is $31,099 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

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#6

Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Carthage College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

Carthage not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carthage is $28,191 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#7

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to qualified students.

Aquinas College Michigan also made our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Aquinas College Michigan is $18,549 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students.

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#8

University of Evansville

Evansville, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Evansville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UE is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees to qualified students.

UE also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UE is $21,626 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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