If you pursue a degree in theater arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #70 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theater Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in theater arts annually.
Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The theater school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Theater Arts Schools in Michigan.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in theater arts needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Michigan State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in theater arts. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Eastern Michigan University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in theater arts. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 12 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
Wayne State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 38 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Theater Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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