2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Musical Theater in Ohio

A bachelor's degree in musical theater is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #299 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Musical Theater in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in musical theater during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in musical theatre matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Musical Theater in Ohio ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for musical theater, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for musical theater.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Musical Theater in Ohio

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in musical theater.

Most Well Attended Schools for Musical Theatre Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OH

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in musical theater has to look into Kent State University at Kent. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Ohio.

There were roughly 10 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Kent State University at Kent

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Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OH

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in musical theater needs to look into Otterbein University. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Westerville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in musical theater in Ohio.

There were roughly 9 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Otterbein in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Otterbein University

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Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ohio University - Athens Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Ohio University - Athens Campus

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in musical theater needs to look into Ohio University - Zanesville Campus. OHIO Zanesville is a small public university located in the distant town of Zanesville. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Ohio University - Zanesville Campus

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH

Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the rural area of Lancaster, OHIO Lancaster is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Ohio University - Lancaster Campus

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Ohio University - Southern Campus
Ironton, OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ohio University - Southern Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ironton, OHIO Southern is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Ohio University - Southern Campus

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH

Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the town of Chillicothe, OHIO Chillicothe is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ohio University - Eastern Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in musical theater. Located in the rural area of Saint Clairsville, OHIO Eastern is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in musical theater from Ohio University - Eastern Campus

Best Musical Theater Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Musical Theater Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	46
Illinois	541	84
Indiana	532	8
Wisconsin	421	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Musical Theatre

One of 9 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Musical Theater has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Musical Theatre

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	307
Theater Design & Technology	63
Acting	58
Directing & Theatrical Production	3
Theatre and Dance	3
Playwriting & Screenwriting	2
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.