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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Colorado (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
313 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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 Colorado, there were 2,140 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,200 and $26,437 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 313 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual and performing arts programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Colorado (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 77 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree visual & performing arts students with aid list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Gunnison, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western are $17,371, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver Visual & Performing Arts Report

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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%.

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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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