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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

15 Colleges
$24,449 Avg Salary
$25,822 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 729 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #37 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from U-M take out $18,257 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $354.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Michigan State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,365.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

Fine Arts majors at GVSU take out an average of $24,665 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $225, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Saginaw Valley State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#6

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Spring Arbor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #7, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at Eastern Michigan accumulate an average of around $29,325 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #9, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from Wayne State take out $35,822 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 880
Illinois 1,584
Indiana 645
Wisconsin 585

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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