2021 Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
8Colleges
431Bachelor's Degrees
$29,695Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Drama & Theater Arts is the #46 most popular major in Ohio with 431 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 12,746 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Ohio
The following schools top our list of the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's drama & theater arts ranking for non-traditional students. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio 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. About 10,255 of the students at UC are attending part time.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio ranking.
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. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. BGSU also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 4,353 students at BGSU that take at least one class online. 4,329 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent. Kent State also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio list, coming in at #4.
About 1.5% of Kent State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,625 students at Kent State that take at least one class online. About 6,651 of the students at Kent State are attending part time.
Ohio University - Athens Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population. OHIO Athens also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio list, coming in at #3.
About 1.2% of OHIO Athens students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,926 students take at least one class online at OHIO Athens. There are roughly 7,245 part time students in attendance at OHIO Athens.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wright State University - Main Campus. Wright State University - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Dayton. Wright State University - Main Campus also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio list, coming in at #8.
About 0.8% of Wright State University - Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,482 students at Wright State University - Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,589 of Wright State University - Main Campus students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Baldwin Wallace University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea. Baldwin Wallace College also made our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at Baldwin Wallace College is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,132 students at Baldwin Wallace College that take at least one class online. 285 students are part time.
Otterbein University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best drama & theater arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Otterbein has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 574 students take at least one class online at Otterbein. About 423 of the students at Otterbein are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 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).