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

Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #176 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of theater arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 doctor's degrees in 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 theater arts.

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in theater arts.

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 theater arts. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in theater arts in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in 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 want to pursue a doctor's degree in theater arts. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. More information about a doctorate in theater arts from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	251	2
Ohio	248	1
Indiana	199	4
Wisconsin	156	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

One of 9 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
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