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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$10,738 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,449 Avg Salary

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

With 381 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #39 most popular major in Alabama.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Alabama 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAB are $8,568 a year. Fine Arts majors at UAB take out an average of $26,270 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 10 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA are $11,620 a year.

UA also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Alabama. USA is a large public school located in the midsize city of Mobile.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USA are $8,756 a year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at USA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,137.

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#4

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Alabama. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Auburn are $11,826 per year.

Auburn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Athens State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Alabama. Athens State University is a small public school located in the town of Athens.

Athens State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at Athens State University take out an average of $28,573 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jacksonville State University are $11,120 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from Jacksonville State University carry an average student debtload of $24,478.

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University of North Alabama 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 city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNA are $10,620 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Alabama Report

With a ranking of #8, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. AUM is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AUM are $8,860 a year.

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#9

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

University of Montevallo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Montevallo is a small public school located in the suburb of Montevallo.

Montevallo undergraduate students pay an average of $13,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from Montevallo carry an average student debtload of $25,423.

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#10

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

Alabama State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Alabama State is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alabama State are $11,068 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Alabama State University Report

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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
Mississippi 130
West Virginia 119

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 10 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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