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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,485 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in theater arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree theater students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Theater Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Theater Arts at Northern Illinois University
With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 7 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Theater Arts Report
Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s theater degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Theater Arts at Miami University - Oxford
With a ranking of #14, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Case Western Reserve University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Theater Arts at Case Western Reserve University
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
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