2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $369.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for drama and theater arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for drama and theater arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, theater majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $22,237 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, U of U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Utah Valley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree drama and theater arts programs. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 |
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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 21 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.