2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, drama and theater arts was ranked #60 in the country. In fact 17,341 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for theater students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drama & Theater Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.
BYU - I excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.
Salt Lake Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.
WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Explore the best drama and theater arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 243 |
| Utah | 192 |
| Idaho | 95 |
| Montana | 35 |
| Wyoming | 37 |
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Drama & Theater Arts Related Majors for Theater
One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- 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.
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