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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Colorado

12 Ranked Colleges
424 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,922 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Colorado, there were 455 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 424 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Colorado

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a small school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 12 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full RMCAD Fine Arts Report

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. FLC is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado. Western is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 118 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 50 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado

Naropa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. Naropa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Naropa Fine Arts Report

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Fine Arts Report

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

Adams State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Full Adams State University Fine Arts Report

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado College Fine Arts Report

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Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #12. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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