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2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$37,265 Avg Salary
$28,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Visual & Performing Arts School for You

General Visual & Performing Arts is the #119 most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual arts majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado at Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, visual arts graduates from UCCS carry an average student debt load of $28,500.

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#2

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

The excellent programs at Dixie State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 3 spot on the list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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#4

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#7

Carroll College

Helena, MT

Carroll College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Dillon, Montana Western is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

Central Wyoming College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. CWC is a small public school located in the town of Riverton.

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#8

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

With a ranking of #8, Naropa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Boulder, Naropa is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 56
Utah 24
Montana 14
Wyoming 0

General Visual & Performing Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Visual Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sven Mandel / CC-BY-SA-4.0.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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