2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Illinois, there were 48 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 48 other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois”.

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Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$16,945 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for SIUC is $16,945 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

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#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$31,099 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other dramatic/theatre arts and stagecraft students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree other dramatic/theatre arts & stagecraft students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College Chicago is $31,099 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft students.

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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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