2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama & theater arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Wisconsin - Madison has taken the #1 spot in this year's drama & theater arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Bloomington earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.
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Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. 10,255 students are part time.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. 10,007 students are part time.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
About 2.5% of SIUE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,500 students at SIUE that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,603 part time students in attendance at SIUE.
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Wayne State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.
About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. There are roughly 6,948 part time students in attendance at Wayne State.
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Oakland University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.
About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,601 students at Oakland that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,372 part time students in attendance at Oakland.
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Northern Illinois University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 students are part time.
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