2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debtload of $14,157.
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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo 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 . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at BYU take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Arapahoe Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Arapahoe Community College are $15,502 a year. Visual & Performing Arts majors at Arapahoe Community College take out an average of $23,985 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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Out of the 25 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at UW accumulate an average of around $19,130 in student debt.
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Salt Lake Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 a year. While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at Salt Lake Community College accumulate an average of around $12,500 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Salt Lake Community College also did well on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Community College of Aurora ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public school with a moderately-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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Weber State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small 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. Visual & Performing Arts majors at WSU take out an average of $23,647 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Utah Valley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year. On average, visual and performing arts graduates from UVU take out $18,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, UVU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students. RMCAD is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RMCAD are $21,615 a year. After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from RMCAD carry an average student debtload of $44,406. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $420, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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 25 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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