2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 550 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 $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fine Arts Report

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 9 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine Arts at CU - Boulder

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. 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 full report on Fine Arts at University of Northern Colorado

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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