2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 18,124 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Ohio, there were 575 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,310 and $24,287 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The theater 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 “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Drama & Theater Arts Report

#2

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,823 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (With Aid)

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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