2025 Best Comedy Writing and Performance Schools in Illinois

Comedy Writing and Performance degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1130 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of comedy writing and performance. Combined, these schools handed out 39 degrees in comedy writing and performance to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Comedy Writing and Performance Schools List

Comedy Writing and Performance Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Comedy Writing and Performance Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Comedy Writing and Performance in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of comedy writing and performance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Comedy Writing and Performance

1

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Comedy Writing and Performance Degrees Awarded

Columbia College Chicago is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in comedy writing and performance. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in comedy writing and performance from Columbia College Chicago

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

It is hard to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in comedy writing and performance. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a degree in comedy writing and performance from DePaul University

Best Comedy Writing and Performance Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Comedy Writing and Performance Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Comedy Writing and Performance Related Rankings by Major

Comedy Writing and Performance is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Comedy Writing and Performance

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	500
Acting	126
Musical Theater	113
Theater Design & Technology	56
Playwriting & Screenwriting	45
Directing & Theatrical Production	22
Theatre and Dance	12
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	2
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	1

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.