2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Michigan
7Colleges in Michigan
299Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in drama & theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #59 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 299 degrees in drama & theater arts to qualified students.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drama & theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, theater degree recipients usually make around $17,577 in their early careers.
Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 38 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program make about $17,328 in the first couple years of working.
Western Michigan University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, theater degree recipients usually earn around $21,585 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Eastern Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 15th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 19 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 10th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 17 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the theater program earn around $15,579 in the first couple years of working.
Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 6th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 19 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the theater program earn around $17,962 in the first couple years of their career.
Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 38 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, theater degree recipients usually make about $22,798 in their early careers.
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).
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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drama & theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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