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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$56,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 479 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theater arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Theater Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about Theater Arts at Northwestern

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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