2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,943 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado
Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.
Most Popular Colorado Schools for a Master's in Visual & Performing Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in Colorado for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Women make up 76% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 60% 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 Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 17% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 83% are male.
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Western Colorado University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.
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Adams State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public school with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 7 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.