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2024 Best Value Theater Schools in Utah

7 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools in Utah

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Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama & theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,190 and had an average of $23,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 192 drama & theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,825 and $20,890 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools in Utah” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama & theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drama & theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama & theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Theater Schools in Utah

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools in Utah.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Utah

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 25 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” list. It costs about $13,474 for utah theater students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Drama & Theater Arts at BYU

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools in Utah. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” list. It costs about $13,572 for Utah Theater students per year to attend University of Utah.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Theater Schools in Utah. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 24 ’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our utah theater students list, WSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WSU is $11,647 for Utah Theater students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WSU Drama & Theater Arts Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools in Utah. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s theater students in 2020-2021.

USU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $13,257 for Utah Theater students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full USU Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s theater degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,955 for Utah Theater students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UVU Drama & Theater Arts Report

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

Southern Utah University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools in Utah list. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Southern Utah University also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,578 for utah theater students per year to attend Southern Utah University.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools in Utah list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.

Salt Lake Community College also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,197 for Utah Theater students.

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