2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Michigan
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Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across Michigan, there were 240 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 209 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered 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 Bachelor’s in Michigan
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Michigan
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 32 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is $15,336 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $19,173 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend Michigan State.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $17,646 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend Grand Valley State University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakland University is $11,802 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $15,981 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students per year to attend Central Michigan.
Wayne State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne State University is $13,965 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
Saginaw Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Saginaw Valley State University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saginaw Valley State University is $14,248 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
University of Michigan - Flint ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Flint, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Flint is $12,734 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Northern Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.
Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Michigan University is $15,453 for michigan bachelor’s degree theater students.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Northern Michigan University
Spring Arbor University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Spring Arbor is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s theater degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Spring Arbor, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Spring Arbor is $19,183 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
Aquinas College Michigan ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Aquinas College Michigan also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Aquinas College Michigan is $18,549 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
With a ranking of #13, Calvin University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Calvin also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Calvin is $26,647 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #14, Kalamazoo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
K College also took the #14 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $22,808 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Theater students per year to attend K College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
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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