2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

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Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 2,140 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,200 and $26,437 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

#1

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #1 spot on the list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Northern Colorado

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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