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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana

8 Colleges
$26,022 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular subjects to study in Montana. With 318 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Montana 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Montana. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 65% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 49% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 3 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

About 22% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 78% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Montana - Western is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Montana Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Dillon.

About 25% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Montana - Western Report

#4

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain College is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Billings, Rocky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Carroll College

Helena, MT

With a ranking of #6, Carroll College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Helena.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University - Northern did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence 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 #6 on the list. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,943
Utah 1,871
Idaho 591
Wyoming 179

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

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

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 8 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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