2025 Best Musical Theater Schools in the Great Lakes Region
14
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
222
Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
Musical Theater is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #426 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 14 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Musical Theater Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 222 degrees in musical theater to qualified students.
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Featured Musical Theater Programs
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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School
Your choice of musical theater school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for musical theater schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Musical Theater Rankings by Degree Level
The musical theatre school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Musical Theater Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured Musical Theater Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Earn the music business degree that fits into the business world – and partners Southern New Hampshire University with world-renowned Berklee College of Music.
Learn More
Best Schools for Musical Theater in the Great Lakes Region
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 musical theatre degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Musical Theatre
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in musical theater. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 22 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
33
Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
Columbia College Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in musical theater. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were approximately 33 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Degree Type
MBA in Music Business
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Any student who is interested in musical theater needs to take a look at Kent State University at Kent. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in musical theater. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 7 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
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Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.More information about a degree in musical theater from Ohio University - Athens Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MI
WMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were about 10 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
31
Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 40th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 31 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Millikin in the most recent data year.
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Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 18th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 9 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 26 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IL
North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Naperville. This college ranks 32nd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 11 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.
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