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2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,355 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 127 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,265 and $28,500 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general visual and performing arts.

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Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region visual arts students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Full UCCS General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Dixie State University
Saint George, Utah

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Dixie State College is a public institution located in Saint George, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Dixie State College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 13 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at UM

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Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 3 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Salt Lake Community College

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 General Visual & Performing Arts at U of U

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Carroll College
Helena, Montana

Carroll College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Helena, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 General Visual & Performing Arts at Carroll Montana

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Central Wyoming College
Riverton, Wyoming

Central Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Central Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Riverton, Wyoming. It awarded 0 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central Wyoming College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado

Naropa University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Naropa is a small school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 0 ’s visual 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.

Full Naropa University General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, Wyoming

Western Wyoming Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WWCC is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 0 ’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Western Wyoming Community College

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Visual Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Montana Western

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