2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master'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.
The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’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 master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Of the 83 students majoring in visual and performing arts at Colorado State, 24% are male and 76% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 72 students majoring in visual and performing arts at CU - Boulder, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.
Women make up 56% 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 University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
About 70% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 30% are male.
Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 51 students majoring in visual and performing arts at DU, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 61% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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University of Idaho landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 48% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Women make up 53% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 40% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
Best 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 |
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 17 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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