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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,693 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the theater associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Drama & Theater Arts

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Idaho to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU - I is a very 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU - I is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Brigham Young University - Idaho

#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly 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.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Salt Lake Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Weber State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for theater in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Drama & Theater Arts at Utah Valley University Report

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 243
Utah 192
Idaho 95
Montana 35
Wyoming 37

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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