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2025 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges in Colorado
178 Theater Degrees Awarded
$22,179 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in drama & theater arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #59 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of drama & theater arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in drama & theater arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Drama & Theater Arts School

Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Colorado Your choice of drama & theater arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drama & theater arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Drama & Theater Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Theater
Master's Degrees in Theater
Doctor's Degrees in Theater

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in Colorado

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the theater degree levels they offer.

Top Colorado Schools in Theater

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$32,142 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts needs to look into University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from University of Colorado Boulder get an earnings boost of around $9,963 over the average income of drama & theater arts graduates.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Theater Degrees Awarded
$25,675 Median Starting Salary

University of Northern Colorado is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. This university ranks 13th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 79 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Drama & Theater Arts degree recipients from University of Northern Colorado get an earnings boost of around $3,496 above the typical income of drama & theater arts majors.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were about 26 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts program at Colorado State University - Fort Collins make $5,993 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,901 Median Starting Salary

Metropolitan State University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in drama & theater arts. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 16 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the drama & theater arts program at Metropolitan State University of Denver earn $6,722 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CO

Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Grand Junction. This university ranks 26th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 4 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 266 192
Idaho 219 95
Montana 188 35
Wyoming 162 37

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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 148
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft 20
Theater Design & Technology 10

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 496
Fine & Studio Arts 492
Design & Applied Arts 393
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 279
General Visual & Performing Arts 46
Arts & Media Management 37
Dance 24
Other Visual Art 2

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