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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,943 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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 University of Northern Colorado is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Western Colorado University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 6 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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