2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region

A master's degree in drama and theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #78 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 master's degrees in drama and theater arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in theater matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality drama and theater arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Drama & Theater Arts Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for drama and theater arts.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Drama & Theater Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for drama and theater arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Theater Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in drama and theater arts has to look into University of Northern Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Colorado.

There were about 16 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ID

#1 Best Quality In ID

University of Idaho is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Idaho.

There were about 16 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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Naropa University
Boulder, CO

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Naropa University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Naropa is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

There were approximately 11 drama and theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Naropa in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

University of Colorado Boulder is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in drama and theater arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Colorado.

There were roughly 7 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MT

#1 Best Quality In MT

UM is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Missoula. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Montana.

There were roughly 1 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In ID

#2 Best Quality In ID

Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in drama and theater arts in Idaho.

There were about 1 drama and theater arts individuals who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent data year.

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Utah State University
Logan, UT

#1 Most Popular In UT

USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. More information about a master’s in drama and theater arts from Utah State University

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

#1 Most Popular In UT

Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in drama and theater arts from University of Utah

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges by State

Explore the most popular drama and theater arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	172	24
Utah	150	2
Idaho	95	18
Montana	86	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Theater

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Drama & Theater Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Theater Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	34
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	18

Most Popular Majors Related to Theater

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	274
Fine & Studio Arts	73
Arts & Media Management	48
Other Visual Art	20
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	20
General Visual & Performing Arts	14
Dance	13
Design & Applied Arts	7

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge. More about our data sources and methodologies.