2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 17,039 people earned their degree in drama & theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In , drama & theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $23,162 and had an average of $27,269 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 522 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,386 and $24,195 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,390 and $42,687 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts. That schools that top this list have a program in drama & theater arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio”.
Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Ohio
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 22 masters’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at OHIO Athens
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full BGSU Drama & Theater Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s theater degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Kent State University at Kent Drama & Theater Arts Report
Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Miami University - Oxford
Case Western Reserve University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Case Western Reserve University
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Theater Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 2 masters’s theater degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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