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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 149,215 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 5,129 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,302 and $25,464 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 510 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful visual and performing arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree visual & performing arts students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing 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 #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 83 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
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 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 72 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full CU - Boulder Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 54 masters’s visual and performing 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%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 53 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full U of U Visual & Performing Arts Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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 Visual & Performing Arts Report
Southern Utah University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Southern Utah University Visual & Performing Arts Report
The University of Montana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at UM
With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 25 masters’s visual and performing arts 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%.
Full U of I Visual & Performing Arts Report
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Visual & Performing Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UW
Utah State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Utah State University
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 12 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at CU Anschutz
With a ranking of #13, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 11 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Boise State
Montana State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full MSU Bozeman Visual & Performing Arts Report
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual & Performing Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at ISU
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