2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
6Colleges
280Bachelor's Degrees
$30,641Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Drama & Theater Arts is the #49 most popular major in Michigan with 280 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.2% of all the theater bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in theater. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama & theater arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying theater.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Wayne State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's drama & theater arts ranking for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit. Wayne State also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan list, coming in at #2.
About 1.5% of Wayne State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population. Oakland also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan list, coming in at #3.
About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. 4,372 of Oakland students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Michigan - Ann Arbor as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population. U-M also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at U-M is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo. WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. There are roughly 5,241 part time students in attendance at WMU.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.
Eastern Michigan University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. Eastern Michigan also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Michigan rankings.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. There are roughly 5,430 part time students in attendance at Eastern Michigan.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Theater
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 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).
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Drama & Theater Arts is the #49 most popular major in Michigan with 280 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.2% of all the theater bachelor's degrees in the country.
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