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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$35,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,449 Avg Salary

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

With 279 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #17 most popular major in Rhode Island.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Rhode Island 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.

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

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at RIC accumulate an average of around $23,665 in student debt.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $15,332 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at URI accumulate an average of around $19,445 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

New England Tech also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year.

Brown also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 5 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the # 4 spot on the list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RISD are $56,290 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $802, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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
Maine 143
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 5 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.

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