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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Colorado

16 Ranked Colleges
532 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Fine Arts Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 532 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,408 and $27,628 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in fine and studio arts.

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Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado fine arts students.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 118 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 101 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 87 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of Colorado Boulder Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 60 ’s Fine 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Northern Colorado

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Denver Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. Fort Lewis College is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full FLC Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado

Western Colorado University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 14 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Colorado Mesa University

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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design is a private for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at RMCAD

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

With a ranking of #12, Adams State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Adams State University

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

With a ranking of #13, Colorado College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Colorado College is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 7 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Colorado College Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

Regis University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 5 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Regis University

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Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado

Naropa University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Naropa

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Otero Junior College
La Junta, Colorado

With a ranking of #16, Otero Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Colorado list. Otero JC is a small public school situated in La Junta, Colorado. It awarded 1 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Otero Junior College

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