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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s

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228 Degrees Awarded
$24,053 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Drama & Theater Arts is the 59th most popular major in the country with 17,341 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, drama and 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 Colorado, there were 248 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,053 and $24,927 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 228 drama and theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in drama and theater arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent drama and theater arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the drama and theater arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 7 Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 31 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1,379 of the 37,437 students enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder were GI Bill® students, of which 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. During this same period, 46 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Boulder does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 24,723 students enrolled at CU Anschutz, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Among the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

Full University of Northern Colorado Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s theater degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.According to our most recent data, DU supports 13,856 students, and 571 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 373 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,359. During this same period, 155 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full University of Denver Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 16 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree vets studying theater list, Colorado State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. During this same period, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Denver, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,222 of the 19,086 students enrolled at MSU Denver were GI Bill® students, of which 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,619. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Denver does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full MSU Denver Veteran Student Life Report

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Theater for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 12 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 9,110 students enrolled at Colorado Mesa were GI Bill® students, of which 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,707. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Colorado Mesa University Veteran Student Life Report

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