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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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In 2020-2021, 316 degrees and certificates were awarded to visual and performing arts students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado 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.

Check out the visual and performing arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

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 Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Northern Colorado Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in visual and performing arts at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Western Colorado University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

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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
Utah 152
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 7 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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