2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Snow College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 93 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Snow College, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 college with a very large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.
About 68% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 32% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Community College of Aurora helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 30% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Northwest College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Northwest Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Weber State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 92% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Casper College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree visual and performing arts programs. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.
About 54% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 46% are male.
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LDS Business College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LDS Business College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 25 students majoring in visual and performing arts at LDS Business College, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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College of Western Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.
Women make up 87% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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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 |
Visual & Performing Arts Related Majors
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 29 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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