Ranked #70 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Theater Arts Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 223 degrees in theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Northern Colorado is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 74 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a degree in theater arts. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in theater arts. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.
MSU Denver is a large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 26th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 16 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #585 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CU Anschutz is a great university overall.
There were about 55 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.
FLC is a small public college located in the distant town of Durango. This college ranks 25th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 2 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 12 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The theater program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Theater Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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