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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823.

Full BGSU Theater Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

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 Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Indiana University - Bloomington

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #4 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Northwestern 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Theater Arts at Northwestern University

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’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.

Full Wayne State Theater Arts Report

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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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