2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 472 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 6 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at University of Colorado Boulder

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 13 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at University of Northern Colorado

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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