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2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$26,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,542 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for theater majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Drama & Theater Arts

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at The University of Montana Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a year.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Northern Colorado Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of Idaho

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Utah State University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great value for drama and theater arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU - Boulder also did well on our Best Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ISU are $27,778 a year.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Idaho State University

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

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

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 6 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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