2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Illinois

Drama & Theater Arts is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #124 out of the 295 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for drama and theater arts students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for drama and theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for drama and theater arts students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in drama and theater arts. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in drama and theater arts in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from Northwestern University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in drama and theater arts from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	2
Ohio	144	1
Indiana	130	4
Wisconsin	104	1

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Drama & Theater Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Drama & Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Theater Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	4

Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	56
Fine & Studio Arts	10
Design & Applied Arts	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.