by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,364 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,388 and $25,089 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,083 drama and theater arts 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 Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 151 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their drama and theater arts 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 theater students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 148 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millikin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Decatur, Illinois, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s theater 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.
Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Evansville landed the #3 spot on the list. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 31 students 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 2.9% 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%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Evansville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Principia College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region. Principia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elsah, Illinois. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Principia College
Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. North Central is a small school located in Naperville, Illinois that handed out 39 bachelors’s theater 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%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at North Central College
Illinois Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomington, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois Wesleyan University Drama & Theater Arts Report
Baldwin Wallace University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berea, Ohio. It awarded 39 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Lawrence University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Roosevelt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Knox College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Knox College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Galesburg, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Ohio Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Delaware, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Otterbein University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Westerville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Eureka College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eureka College is located in Eureka, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Kenyon College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Gambier, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Earlham College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Earlham is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Richmond, Indiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Blackburn College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carlinville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Kalamazoo College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Heidelberg University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Heidelburg College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Heidelberg University
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
With a ranking of #20, Ohio Northern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ada, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carthage College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carthage College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Anderson University Indiana ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Anderson, Indiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Anderson University Indiana
Ripon College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ripon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ripon, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hillsdale College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Hillsdale, Michigan, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a small public school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Parkside Drama & Theater Arts Report
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