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2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Colorado

[Musical Theater](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/musical-theater/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for musical theater students.

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• Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Colorado

2027 Best Value Musical Theater Schools in Colorado

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the musical theater degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Musical Theater Schools

1

Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO

$4,859 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,471 Avg Student Debt

$46,288 Median Earnings (10yr)

Red Rocks Community College earned the #1 spot for value among musical theater schools in Colorado. Located in the suburb of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,859, compared with $17,459 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $14,471 to complete the musical theater program here. Musical Theater graduates of Red Rocks Community College earn a median of $76,340 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $14,471 median debt.

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University Of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

$11,901 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,000 Avg Student Debt

$52,231 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in musical theater will find it at University Of Northern Colorado, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Greeley, University Of Northern Colorado is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,901, while out-of-state students pay about $26,979. Musical Theater graduates carry a median of $24,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, musical theater degree recipients from University Of Northern Colorado generally make around $42,124. That is a strong return on a $24,000 median debt. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.