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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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 master’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Montana State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Denver Report

Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,943
Utah 1,871
Montana 318
Idaho 591
Wyoming 179

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

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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013.

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