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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 18,124 people earned their degree in drama and theater arts, making the major the 59th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, drama and theater arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $21,403 and had an average of $26,932 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 284 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,850 and $23,870 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 222 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,261 and $25,672 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality drama and theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the drama and 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 for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Colorado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $11,568 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Colorado College.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $11,584 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $11,831 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #2 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $11,571 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CU - Boulder is $13,366 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

FLC also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,108 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fort Lewis College.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Denver is $11,531 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, Colorado

Adams State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Alamosa, Colorado, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Adams State University is $10,108 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Adams State Drama & Theater Arts Report

#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado Mesa is $12,708 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Denver is $19,659 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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