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2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
127 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
$37,265 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general visual & performing arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #116 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 degrees in general visual & performing arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Visual & Performing Arts School

Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region The visual arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general visual & performing arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Visual Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Visual Arts
Master's Degrees in Visual Arts

The visual arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the visual arts degree levels they offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Visual Arts

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$52,377 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in general visual & performing arts needs to check out The University of Montana. UM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were approximately 13 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year. General Visual & Performing Arts degree recipients from The University of Montana receive an earnings boost of about $15,112 over the typical earnings of general visual & performing arts graduates.

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U of U crest
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT

It is difficult to beat University of Utah if you want to pursue a degree in general visual & performing arts. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were about 3 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general visual & performing arts has to look into University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. UCCS is a large public university located in the city of Colorado Springs. This university ranks 16th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 56 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, visual arts degree recipients generally earn about $22,153 in the first five years of their career.

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Dixie State University
Saint George, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
44 Visual Arts Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general visual & performing arts needs to look into Dixie State University. Dixie State College is a large public university located in the city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 44 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Salt Lake Community College crest
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #677 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Salt Lake Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 3 general visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent data year.

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Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best general visual & performing arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 56
Utah 266 24
Montana 188 14
Wyoming 162 0

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, General Visual & Performing Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Visual Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 73
Digital Arts 54

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 1,218
Design & Applied Arts 1,124
Music 1,114
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 653
Drama & Theater Arts 607
Dance 209
Arts & Media Management 49
Other Visual Art 28

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