2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate 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.
The Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named LDS Business College the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. LDS Business College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LDS Business College are $3,656 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU - I also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arapahoe Community College is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.
Arapahoe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.
Arapahoe Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Northwest College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Northwest Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,162 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,734 in tuition and fees each year.
Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Community College of Aurora came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCA are $15,369 a year.
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Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,092 in tuition and fees each year.
UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Weber State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.
WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Montana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts
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 9 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 Bonnielou2013.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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