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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,193 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,449 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 143 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maine 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Fine & Studio Arts

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at University of Southern Maine accumulate an average of around $26,789 in student debt.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMaine are $11,986 per year. Fine Arts majors at UMaine take out an average of $28,873 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Art. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Maine College of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maine College of Art are $38,690 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Maine College of Art Report

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 931
Connecticut 412
New Hampshire 131
Rhode Island 279
Vermont 118

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 3 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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