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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$25,871 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine and studio arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 10 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Northern Colorado

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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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Fine & Studio Arts Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Denver Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pocatello, 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 2020-2021.

Full ISU Fine & Studio Arts Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 10 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Utah Fine & Studio Arts Report

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

With a ranking of #6, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Montana

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Montana State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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With a ranking of #8, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Utah State University

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at U of I

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at BYU

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

With a ranking of #12, Adams State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State University is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Adams State

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