2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 374 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,014 and $26,286 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Wayne State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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