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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$25,399 Avg Salary
$23,593 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #67 most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #8 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 40
Utah 20
Idaho 6
Montana 6

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in the Rocky Mountains Region

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jorge Royan.

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