2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

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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 Montana, there were 361 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,386 and $25,557 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 30 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at UM

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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