2025 Best Theater Design & Technology Schools in Illinois
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Colleges in Illinois
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Theater Design Degrees Awarded
A degree in
theater design & technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #433 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for theater design & technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 56 degrees in theater design & technology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Theater Design & Technology School
The theater design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Design & Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater design & technology 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.
Pick Your Theater Design & Technology Degree Level
The theater design 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 Design & Technology Schools in Illinois.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Theater Design & Technology in Illinois
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 design degree levels they offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Theater Design
Columbia College Chicago is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in theater design & technology. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great college overall.
There were approximately 15 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in theater design & technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 21 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
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University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater design & technology. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 8 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Illinois Wesleyan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater design & technology. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 6 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 4 theater design & technology students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.
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