2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 41% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
About 73% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 27% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 46% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Rexburg.
About 80% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 20% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
About 78% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 22% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Of the 149 students majoring in visual and performing arts at University of Northern Colorado, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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Boise State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
Women make up 51% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 55% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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| 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 26 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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