2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying theater.
Top 13 Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 486 of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan were GI Bill® students, of which 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 25,714 students enrolled at Ohio University - Athens Campus, 726 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,725. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OHIO Athens]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Wayne State supports 26,241 students, and 470 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
SIUC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 10 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Illinois State supports 20,720 students, and 530 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 163 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,997. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Illinois State]](/colleges/illinois-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. 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.
BGSU 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.Among the 18,142 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Kent State University at Kent landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s ranking. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 778 of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent were GI Bill® students, of which 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s theater students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying theater list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Michigan State supports 49,695 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State University]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s list. Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WIU also made our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #13.According to our most recent data, Western Illinois University supports 7,490 students, and 330 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full WIU Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #12, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s list. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying theater list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $399. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Northwestern Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Illinois University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Theater for a Master’s ranking. NIU 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.
NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Northern Illinois University supports 16,769 students, and 480 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 207 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,822. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Northern Illinois University Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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