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2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theater Arts is the 69th most popular major in the country with 11,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Colorado, there were 217 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 theater arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado College landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $8,812 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s theater students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,736 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

Full University of Northern Colorado Theater Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $12,503 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CU Anschutz Theater Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 16 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $11,890 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Theater Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 27 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CU - Boulder is $14,361 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Colorado Boulder

#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Fort Lewis College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. FLC is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree theater students whose families make $30-$48k list, FLC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fort Lewis College is $12,909 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 18 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Denver also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend MSU Denver is $12,219 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Theater Arts Report

#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 13 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mesa University is $13,624 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Colorado Mesa

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 9 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $20,735 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend DU.

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%.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of Denver

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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