2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 155,377 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, visual and performing arts is the 10th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 5,108 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,594 and $24,778 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 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 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at University of Utah

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 36 doctorate’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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