by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Theatre and Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 94 people earned their degree in theatre and dance, making the major the 984th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 22 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 theatre and dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Theatre and Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theatre and dance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular theatre and dance programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Theatre and Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Theatre and Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theatre and dance students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Wooster. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Theatre and Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. The College of Wooster is located in Wooster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Theatre and Dance Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #3 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s theatre and dance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 91%.
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