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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Visual & Performing Arts is the #11 most popular major in the country with 18,379 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for visual and performing arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State 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 The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best visual and performing arts schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 152
Colorado 316
Montana 42
Idaho 42
Wyoming 15

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).
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