Art Schools in Colorado

Colorado contains nine schools that offer art programs. Colorado College, the highest-ranking art school in CO, has a total student population of 2,032 and is the 92nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 9 art schools in Colorado, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr), with Pickens Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $10,357/yr.

Art students from Colorado schools who go on to become artists, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Colorado alone, there are 180 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $32,790. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $49,070/yr and there are 130 employed.

Also, within the art schools in Colorado, the average student population is 3,182 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from art, there are 2501 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,103 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,337, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Art Programs in Colorado

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and Performing Arts, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Cartography

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Colorado Interesting Facts

• ""Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price."
• Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver.
• The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
• The world's largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.
• In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head.

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