2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your master's degree in drama & theater arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #83 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on drama & theater arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of drama & theater arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt drama & theater arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized drama & theater arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for drama & theater arts students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The theater 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 the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in drama & theater arts.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Theater

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

8 Annual Graduates

Eastern Michigan University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in drama & theater arts. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Eastern Michigan University

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

4 Annual Graduates

Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Michigan State University

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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

15 Annual Graduates

$29,429 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in drama & theater arts has to take a look at Wayne State University. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit.

Students who graduate with their master's from the theater program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,429.

More information about a master’s in drama & theater arts from Wayne State University

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	100
Ohio	207	54
Indiana	191	17
Wisconsin	173	2

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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major

Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Theater Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	27

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	206
Fine & Studio Arts	70
Design & Applied Arts	34
Arts & Media Management	8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	6
Dance	3

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.