by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 364 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,426 and $25,508 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 332 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in drama and theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsdale College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Hillsdale, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Hillsdale College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albion College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan. Albion College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Albion, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Eastern Michigan
With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saginaw Valley State University Drama & Theater Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Northern Michigan University
With a ranking of #9, Alma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Alma is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alma, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Hope College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. Hope College is a small school located in Holland, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Wayne State University
Rochester University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Rochester University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Siena Heights University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Siena Heights University is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Siena Heights University
University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #17. University of Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Detroit Mercy
Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #18. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 17 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%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Central Michigan
With a ranking of #19, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 86%.
Michigan State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Michigan State University
Aquinas College Michigan landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Aquinas College Michigan
Spring Arbor University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan list. Spring Arbor University is a small school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Grand Valley State University
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