2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree theater students with aid.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
SIUC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Ohio State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Illinois State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State University are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #11, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’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.
With a ranking of #12, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Kent State also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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- *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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