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2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s

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72 Degrees Awarded
$25,871 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful fine and studio arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree fine arts students.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 16 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at CU - Boulder

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full University of Northern Colorado Fine & Studio Arts Report

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Utah

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 8 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at DU

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Colorado State

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full USU Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Idaho State University

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Montana

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Bozeman, 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.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at MSU Bozeman

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Idaho Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Adams State University

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