2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for visual and performing arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
BYU - I undergraduate students pay an average of $4,416 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value 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 medium-sized city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.
University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $23,785 in tuition and fees each year.
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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RMCAD are $21,615 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
U of U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of I are $27,576 per year.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CU Anschutz are $26,376 a year.
Request InformationBest Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best visual and performing arts schools 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 23 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.
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