by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 329 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,883 and $25,250 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,073 and $20,221 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their visual and performing arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana” 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 Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Kalispell, Montana. It awarded 9 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salish Kootenai College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana list. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 16 associates’s visual and performing arts 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 Visual & Performing Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana list. The University of Montana - Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Montana Western
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual & Performing Arts Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Stone Child College landed the #5 spot on the list. Stone Child College is located in Box Elder, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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