2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Wisconsin
7Colleges in Wisconsin
228Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179Avg Early-Career Salary
Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for drama & theater arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 228 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in Wisconsin
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - River Falls if you wish to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 11 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 29 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the theater program earn an average of $20,455 in the first couple years of their career.
Any student who is interested in drama & theater arts has to look into University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 27 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the theater program earn about $20,903 in the first couple years of working.
Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of La Crosse. A Best Colleges rank of #664 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Viterbo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Viterbo in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the theater program earn around $19,930 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the rural area of Kenosha, UW - Parkside is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 19 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Parkside in the most recent year we have data available. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Parkside receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,127 over the typical earnings of drama & theater arts graduates.
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).
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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Drama & Theater Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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