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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,555 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent theater arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree theater students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree theater students with aid list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree theater students with aid list, Ohio State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Theater Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823.

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Notes and References

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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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