2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region
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In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,252 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,490 and $23,489 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 73 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio 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 and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree fine arts students list, U of U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts 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 University of Utah are $24,695.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree fine arts students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. The University of Montana is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 17 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.
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University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
DU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.
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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.
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