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2025 Best Musical Theater Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges in Michigan
50 Musical Theatre Degrees Awarded
A degree in musical theater is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #426 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of musical theater. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 degrees in musical theater annually.

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Choosing a Great Musical Theater School

Best Musical Theater Schools in Michigan Your choice of musical theater school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Musical Theater School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Musical Theatre

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 Michigan. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Musical Theater in Michigan

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the musical theatre degree levels they offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Musical Theatre

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
13.6% Growth in Graduates

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 very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Western Michigan University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in musical theater. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

Oakland University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in musical theater. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 8 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Central Michigan University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in musical theater. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 8 musical theater students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.

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Best Musical Theater Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Musical Theater Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 9
Illinois 870 115
Indiana 737 22
Wisconsin 672 9

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Musical Theater is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 192
Theater Design & Technology 33
Acting 18
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism 3
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 3

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