2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in Illinois

Theater Design & Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #322 most popular bachelor'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 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of theater design and technology. Combined, these schools handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in theater design and technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Theater Design & Technology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in theater design matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of theater design and technology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for theater design and technology.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Theater Design & Technology in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for theater design and technology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Design Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

DePaul University is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in theater design and technology. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in theater design and technology in Illinois.

There were about 23 theater design and technology students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in theater design and technology needs to look into Columbia College Chicago. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in theater design and technology in Illinois.

There were roughly 12 theater design and technology individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in theater design and technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in theater design and technology in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 theater design and technology students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Illinois Wesleyan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in theater design and technology. Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in theater design and technology in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 theater design and technology individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent year we have data available.

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North Central College
Naperville, IL

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Naperville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in theater design and technology in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 theater design and technology individuals who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent year we have data available.

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Augustana College
Rock Island, IL

Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in theater design and technology from Augustana College

Best Theater Design & Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	30
Ohio	598	47
Indiana	532	9
Wisconsin	421	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater Design

Theater Design & Technology is one of 9 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Theater Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	434
Acting	109
Musical Theater	87
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	48
Directing & Theatrical Production	10
Playwriting & Screenwriting	7
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	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.