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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Boulder Report

A rank of #3 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 city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 53 students majoring in visual and performing arts at U of U, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Utah Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 57% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

About 34% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 66% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

About 61% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their master’s degree. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

About 48% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

About 40% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best visual and performing arts colleges 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 17 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.

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