Theatre Schools in the West - 2024 Ranking
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Our team ranks University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA), and University of California San Diego (La Jolla, CA) the best three theatre schools in the West.
See the Best 50 Theatre schools in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West.
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Listed In 2024, we have evaluated 293 theatre colleges offering majors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.Our team ranks University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA), and University of California San Diego (La Jolla, CA) the best three theatre schools in the West.
See the Best 50 Theatre schools in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West.
Top 50 theatre schools in the West:
Theatre schools in the West by state:
Theatre programs in the West:
General Drama: 221 schoolsActing and Performing: 154 schools
Screenwriting and Playwriting: 21 schools
Design and Technology: 94 schools
Management and Directing: 12 schools
Theatre schools in other regions:
Midwest: 334 schoolsNortheast: 275 schools
South: 423 schools
Southeast: 289 schools
Popular theatre school cities in the West:
in Arizona:Flagstaff: 2 schools
Phoenix: 5 schools
Tempe: 3 schools
Tucson: 2 schools
in California:
Azusa: 1 school
Bakersfield: 2 schools
Berkeley: 2 schools
Burbank: 1 school
Carson: 1 school
Costa Mesa: 2 schools
Davis: 1 school
El Cajon: 2 schools
Fresno: 4 schools
Fullerton: 2 schools
Glendora: 1 school
Hayward: 2 schools
Hollywood: 3 schools
Huntington Beach: 1 school
Irvine: 3 schools
La Jolla: 1 school
Long Beach: 2 schools
Los Angeles: 12 schools
Merced: 2 schools
Mission Viejo: 1 school
Modesto: 1 school
Monterey Park: 1 school
Moorpark: 1 school
Moraga: 1 school
Northridge: 1 school
Orange: 1 school
Pasadena: 1 school
Pleasant Hill: 1 school
Pomona: 1 school
Riverside: 4 schools
Rocklin: 2 schools
Sacramento: 4 schools
San Bernardino: 2 schools
San Diego: 7 schools
San Francisco: 4 schools
San Jose: 2 schools
San Luis Obispo: 2 schools
San Marcos: 2 schools
Santa Barbara: 3 schools
Santa Cruz: 1 school
Santa Monica: 1 school
Santa Rosa: 1 school
Valencia: 1 school
Victorville: 1 school
Walnut: 1 school
in Colorado:
Boulder: 1 school
Colorado Springs: 2 schools
Denver: 2 schools
Fort Collins: 1 school
Greeley: 1 school
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 2 schools
in Idaho:
Moscow: 1 school
Rexburg: 1 school
in Montana:
Missoula: 1 school
in Nevada:
Las Vegas: 2 schools
Reno: 2 schools
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 2 schools
Las Cruces: 2 schools
in Oregon:
Ashland: 1 school
Monmouth: 1 school
Portland: 6 schools
in Utah:
Cedar City: 1 school
Logan: 1 school
Ogden: 1 school
Orem: 1 school
Provo: 1 school
Saint George: 1 school
Salt Lake City: 3 schools
in Washington:
Bellingham: 1 school
Ellensburg: 1 school
Seattle: 4 schools