2024 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Utah
8Colleges in Utah
1,933Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Awarded
$26,114Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in visual & performing arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of visual & performing arts. Combined, these schools handed out 1,933 degrees in visual & performing arts to qualified students.
The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
The visual & performing 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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Utah.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the visual & performing arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in visual & performing arts needs to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 360 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. After graduation, visual & performing arts degree recipients usually make about $25,023 at the beginning of their careers.
University of Utah is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in visual & performing arts. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 433 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Those visual & performing arts students who get their degree from University of Utah receive $2,688 more than the standard visual & performing arts graduate.
It is hard to beat Utah Valley University if you want to pursue a degree in visual & performing arts. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were about 435 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make an average of $23,433 in their early career salary.
Utah State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in visual & performing arts. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were about 122 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program earn an average of $26,721 for their early career.
Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 8th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 86 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the visual & performing arts program report average early career income of $27,755.
Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 122 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the visual & performing arts program at Weber State University get $12,732 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 118 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year. After graduating, visual & performing arts degree recipients generally earn about $19,799 in their early careers.
Dixie State College is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 82 visual & performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the visual & performing arts program make around $24,168 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The visual & performing arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Visual & Performing Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Visual & Performing Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
