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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Utah

12 Colleges
$26,114 Avg Salary
$25,063 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, visual and performing arts was ranked 10th in Utah. In fact, 1,871 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Utah to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $18,250 in student debt.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Utah Valley University Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 12 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $21,991 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Utah. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at BYU take out is $11,000.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for visual and performing arts students. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at USU accumulate an average of around $18,758 in student debt.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Utah State University Report

The excellent programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in Utah. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, visual and performing arts majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $23,647 in student debt.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Weber State University Report

#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Utah University Report

#7

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

With a ranking of #7, Snow College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Snow College Report

#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular visual and performing arts programs. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $12,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Salt Lake Community College Report

#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

With a ranking of #9, Dixie State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that visual and performing arts majors at Dixie State College take out is $18,600.

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#10

LDS Business College

Salt Lake City, UT

LDS Business College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for visual and performing arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. LDS Business College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,943
Montana 318
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

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 12 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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