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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 119 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #52 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in West Virginia to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

Check out the Fine Arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top West Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the best school in West Virginia for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

Fine Arts majors at WVU take out an average of $24,701 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $495, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown, Shepherd University is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Concord University

Athens, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Concord University is a small public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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Out of the 5 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WVSU is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Institute.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at WVSU accumulate an average of around $24,862 in student debt.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 945
Virginia 769
North Carolina 707
Florida 1,339
Tennessee 440
Kentucky 375
South Carolina 347
Louisiana 370
Arkansas 221
Alabama 381
Mississippi 130

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

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 5 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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