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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 17,341 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama and theater arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying theater.

Top 6 Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2020-2021.

UIUC also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IU Bloomington offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying theater list, BGSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 18,142 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Northwestern Veteran Student Life Report

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