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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Musical Theater is the 426th most popular major in the country with 995 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 207 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 207 musical theater graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 33 colleges that offer a degree in musical theater. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their musical theater program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree musical theatre students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millikin University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Millikin is a small school located in Decatur, Illinois that handed out 20 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 33 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomington, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region. Naperville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Musical Theater at North Central College
With a ranking of #6, Anderson University Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Anderson, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #7, Blackburn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Blackburn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Carlinville, Illinois. It awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Adrian College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Viterbo University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Otterbein University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Taylor University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Upland, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Oakland University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carroll University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Western Michigan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Elmhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Xavier University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
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Aurora University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Aurora University is located in Aurora, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s musical theatre students in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus Musical Theater Report
Northwestern University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #21, McKendree University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. McKendree University is located in Lebanon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Carthage College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Carthage College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rockford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Chillicothe, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Musical Theater Report
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
Augustana College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Rock Island, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Southern Campus is located in Ironton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baldwin Wallace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Musical Theatre Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s musical theatre degrees in 2020-2021.
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