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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$28,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,741 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for visual and performing arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.

BYU also made our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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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 Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho 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 #6 on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of I are $29,148 a year.

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Utah State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree visual and performing arts programs. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Utah Report

University of Colorado Boulder ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #10, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Utah University are $24,504 per year.

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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.

  • 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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