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General Drama Schools in the Midwest
Schools
273
Listed
In 2024, we ranked 273 schools offering general drama majors in
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Iowa
,
Kansas
,
Michigan
,
Minnesota
,
Missouri
,
Nebraska
,
North Dakota
,
Ohio
,
South Dakota
, and
Wisconsin
.
We rank
Northwestern University
(Evanston, IL),
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
, and
Case Western Reserve University
(Cleveland, OH) the best three general drama schools in the Midwest.
See the best 50 general drama colleges in the Midwest below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the Midwest.
Top 50 general drama schools in the Midwest:
1. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, 5 general drama programs
2. University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, 2 general drama programs
3. Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, 3 general drama programs
4. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL, 3 general drama programs
5. University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI, 4 general drama programs
6. Ohio State University
Columbus, OH, 4 general drama programs
7. Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH, 2 general drama programs
8. Drake University
Des Moines, IA, 3 general drama programs
9. Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, 2 general drama programs
10. University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN, 4 general drama programs
11. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, 3 general drama programs
12. Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN, 4 general drama programs
13. Miami University Oxford
Oxford, OH, 2 general drama programs
14. University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS, 3 general drama programs
15. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, 3 general drama programs
16. University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH, 1 general drama program
17. DePaul University
Chicago, IL, 1 general drama program
18. University of Missouri Columbia
Columbia, MO, 3 general drama programs
19. Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS, 3 general drama programs
20. Wayne State University
Detroit, MI, 3 general drama programs
21. University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, 2 general drama programs
22. Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH, 3 general drama programs
23. University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL, 3 general drama programs
24. Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI, 1 general drama program
25. Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, 1 general drama program
26. Illinois State University
Normal, IL, 3 general drama programs
27. Missouri State University Springfield
Springfield, MO, 2 general drama programs
28. Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, MN, 3 general drama programs
29. University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD, 3 general drama programs
30. University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, 1 general drama program
31. Ohio University
Athens, OH, 2 general drama programs
32. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI, 2 general drama programs
33. Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO, 3 general drama programs
34. Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI, 2 general drama programs
35. Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL, 2 general drama programs
36. Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL, 2 general drama programs
37. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN, 2 general drama programs
38. Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO, 3 general drama programs
39. Carleton College
Northfield, MN, 1 general drama program
40. Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA, 2 general drama programs
41. Butler University
Indianapolis, IN, 2 general drama programs
42. Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI, 2 general drama programs
43. Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH, 2 general drama programs
44. Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL, 1 general drama program
45. Kenyon College
Gambier, OH, 2 general drama programs
46. Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH, 1 general drama program
47. University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA, 3 general drama programs
48. University of Evansville
Evansville, IN, 2 general drama programs
49. Bradley University
Peoria, IL, 3 general drama programs
50. Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI, 1 general drama program
General drama schools in the Midwest by state:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
General drama schools in other regions:
Northeast
: 197 schools
Northwest
: 43 schools
South
: 329 schools
Southeast
: 218 schools
West
: 221 schools
Popular theatre school cities in the Midwest:
in
Illinois
:
Bloomington
: 1 school
Carbondale
: 1 school
Champaign
: 2 schools
Chicago
: 8 schools
Decatur
: 1 school
Dekalb
: 1 school
Edwardsville
: 1 school
Elmhurst
: 1 school
Evanston
: 1 school
Naperville
: 1 school
Normal
: 1 school
Peoria
: 1 school
in
Indiana
:
Bloomington
: 1 school
Evansville
: 2 schools
Fort Wayne
: 2 schools
Indianapolis
: 4 schools
Muncie
: 1 school
Notre Dame
: 2 schools
West Lafayette
: 1 school
in
Iowa
:
Ames
: 1 school
Cedar Falls
: 1 school
Des Moines
: 2 schools
Fairfield
: 1 school
Iowa City
: 1 school
in
Kansas
:
El Dorado
: 1 school
Lawrence
: 2 schools
Manhattan
: 1 school
Wichita
: 3 schools
in
Michigan
:
Ann Arbor
: 1 school
Detroit
: 2 schools
East Lansing
: 1 school
Kalamazoo
: 2 schools
Mount Pleasant
: 1 school
Rochester Hills
: 2 schools
Ypsilanti
: 1 school
in
Minnesota
:
Brooklyn Park
: 2 schools
Duluth
: 1 school
Mankato
: 2 schools
Minneapolis
: 5 schools
Moorhead
: 2 schools
Northfield
: 2 schools
Saint Paul
: 9 schools
Winona
: 2 schools
in
Missouri
:
Cape Girardeau
: 1 school
Columbia
: 2 schools
Joplin
: 1 school
Kansas City
: 3 schools
Saint Charles
: 1 school
Saint Louis
: 6 schools
Springfield
: 3 schools
in
Nebraska
:
Lincoln
: 2 schools
Omaha
: 3 schools
in
Ohio
:
Ada
: 1 school
Athens
: 1 school
Berea
: 1 school
Bowling Green
: 1 school
Cincinnati
: 3 schools
Cleveland
: 3 schools
Columbus
: 4 schools
Dayton
: 3 schools
Gambier
: 1 school
Kent
: 1 school
New Philadelphia
: 1 school
Oberlin
: 1 school
Oxford
: 1 school
Westerville
: 1 school
in
South Dakota
:
Vermillion
: 1 school
in
Wisconsin
:
Eau Claire
: 1 school
Kenosha
: 2 schools
La Crosse
: 2 schools
Madison
: 2 schools
Menomonie
: 1 school
Milwaukee
: 4 schools
Stevens Point
: 1 school
Whitewater
: 1 school
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