2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Art Studies is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,826 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 537 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent art studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 6 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Art Studies at BYU

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 4 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

Read more about Art Studies at Montana State University

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 4 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Art Studies at U of I

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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