2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Saginaw Valley State University the best value school in Michigan for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of University Center.
Saginaw Valley State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year. 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.
U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.
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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 Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GVSU are $13,900 a year. 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.
GVSU also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value 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 college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year. 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Michigan.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
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Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.
Oakland undergraduate students pay an average of $15,135 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Ferris State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ferris are $13,188 a year.
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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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.
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Northern Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Michigan University are $13,206 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from Northern Michigan University carry an average student debtload of $25,824.
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Wayne State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from Wayne State take out $35,822 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Request InformationBest Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 880 |
| Illinois | 1,584 |
| Indiana | 645 |
| Wisconsin | 585 |
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors for Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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