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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Colorado (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

Students 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 “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the theater arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Arts in Colorado (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $15,714 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

Read full report on Theater Arts at University of Northern Colorado

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree theater students with aid list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $15,358 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

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%.

Full CU Anschutz Theater Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 18 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree theater students with aid list, MSU Denver has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $14,257 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students with aid per year to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Read full report on Theater Arts at MSU Denver

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State is $18,668 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Theater Arts Report

#5

Fort Lewis College

Durango, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

FLC also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,274 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid per year to attend FLC.

Full Fort Lewis College Theater Arts Report

#6

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 2 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado College is $26,753 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

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. 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.

Read full report on Theater Arts at Colorado College

#3 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 27 bachelors’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CU - Boulder is $21,680 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid.

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%. 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 full report on Theater Arts at CU - Boulder

#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Theater Schools for a Bachelor’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa also took the #9 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $15,569 for colorado bachelor’s degree theater students with aid per year to attend Colorado Mesa.

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#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 Getting Aid 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 9 students in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $32,361 for Colorado Bachelor’s Degree Theater students with aid 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 full report on Theater Arts at DU

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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