2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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
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 moderately-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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
URI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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.
New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $32,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
New England Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rhode Island School of Design is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
RISD undergraduate students pay an average of $56,290 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $802, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.