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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,373 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,381 and $25,614 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,084 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 drama and theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Notre Dame, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $24,392 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Notre Dame.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 93 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,784 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northwestern University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Northwestern University Drama & Theater Arts Report

Out of the 96 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,039 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 12 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse also took the #6 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - La Crosse is $16,573 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

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#5

Beloit College

Beloit, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beloit College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Beloit College is located in Beloit, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Beloit College is $12,123 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Beloit College Drama & Theater Arts Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $18,565 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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#7

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UW - Stevens Point not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,425 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW - Whitewater has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Whitewater is $17,364 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 14 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $21,860 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at UW - Madison

University of Wisconsin - Parkside did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UW - Parkside is $14,993 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k list, UChicago has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UChicago is $17,929 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Chicago Drama & Theater Arts Report

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

SIUE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is $18,928 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #13. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UW - Green Bay is $16,604 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#14

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

With a ranking of #14, Oakland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $15,424 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oakland University.

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#15

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,138 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UW - River Falls.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Drama & Theater Arts Report

#16

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
#21 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $18,196 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UW - Eau Claire.

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#17

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

With a ranking of #17, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Illinois University is $19,147 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#18

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

University of Southern Indiana came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Indiana is $17,743 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#19

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $21,425 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full NIU Drama & Theater Arts Report

#20

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #20. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 35 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Bloomington is $18,951 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at IU Bloomington

#21

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

With a ranking of #21, Ball State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 72 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Ball State is $19,446 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#22

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne is $15,968 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full PFW Drama & Theater Arts Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,998 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at UIUC

#24

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

With a ranking of #24, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. South Bend, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - South Bend is $14,440 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $17,210 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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%.

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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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