2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 149,215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
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Montana State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,943 |
| Utah | 1,871 |
| Montana | 318 |
| Idaho | 591 |
| Wyoming | 179 |
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Visual & Performing Arts Related Rankings by Major
Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study
| 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 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
| Arts & Media Management | 4,788 |
| Dance | 3,288 |
| Other Visual Art | 912 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 119 |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | 10 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 556,813 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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