Ranked #31 in popularity, fine & studio arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 degrees in fine & studio arts annually.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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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 fine arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat Montana State University if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a large student population.
Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from Montana State University earn a boost of about $5,927 above the typical earnings of fine & studio arts majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts has to take a look at The University of Montana. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make an average of $22,149 in the first couple years of working.
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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