by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,218 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,399 and $23,593 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 108 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine and studio arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 44 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Wyoming College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 6 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Northwest College is a public institution located in Powell, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Wyoming Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 4 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Wyoming College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Torrington, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Salish Kootenai College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salish Kootenai College is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. 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.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Salish Kootenai College
College of Southern Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at College of Southern Idaho
Laramie County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. LCCC is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small school located in Sheridan, Wyoming that handed out 3 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Wyoming Community College District Fine & Studio Arts Report
Flathead Valley Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Kalispell, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Montana - Western came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Dillon, Montana, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Otero Junior College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Otero JC is a public institution located in La Junta, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #16, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Stone Child College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. SCC is a small school located in Box Elder, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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