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2025 Best Theater Arts Schools in Utah

5 Colleges in Utah
192 Theater Degrees Awarded
Ranked #70 in popularity, theater arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Theater Arts Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 192 degrees in theater arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Theater Arts School

Best Theater Arts Schools in Utah Your choice of 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 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.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Theater Arts Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Theater Arts in Utah

The schools below may not offer all types of theater degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Utah Schools in Theater

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
38 Theater Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in theater arts has to check out University of Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In UT
33 Theater Degrees Awarded

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
31 Theater Degrees Awarded

Utah Valley University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in theater arts. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 31 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Utah State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in theater arts. USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 24 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In UT
32.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 25 theater arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Theater Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 590 223
Idaho 446 95
Montana 340 35
Wyoming 278 10

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Theater Arts is one of 11 different types of Drama & Theater Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theater Design & Technology 12
Musical Theater 11
Acting 9

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