2025 Best Comedy Writing and Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in comedy writing and performance. It is ranked #817 out of 1232 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for comedy writing and performance students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in comedy writing and performance to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to comedy writing and performance students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of comedy writing and performance students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized comedy writing and performance related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for comedy writing and performance students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Comedy Writing and Performance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Comedy Writing and Performance in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for comedy writing and performance students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Comedy Writing and Performance

1

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

31 Annual Graduates

Columbia College Chicago is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in comedy writing and performance. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in comedy writing and performance from Columbia College Chicago

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

13 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in comedy writing and performance. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in comedy writing and performance from DePaul University

Best Comedy Writing and Performance Colleges by State

Explore the best comedy writing and performance colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	558	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to Comedy Writing and Performance

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Comedy Writing and Performance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	1,154
Musical Theater	245
Acting	233
Theater Design & Technology	182
Theatre and Dance	27
Directing & Theatrical Production	19
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	19
Playwriting & Screenwriting	6
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.