2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 412 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Connecticut to see which programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for fine and studio arts students. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECSU are $12,304 per year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at ECSU accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $18,524 per year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UCONN take out is $25,865.
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The excellent programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCSU are $11,882 per year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from SCSU take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.
WestConn undergraduate students pay an average of $11,781 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Connecticut. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.
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Sacred Heart University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Sacred Heart accumulate an average of around $24,768 in student debt.
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University of Hartford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $44,885 per year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from UHart carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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With a ranking of #8, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of New Haven are $42,898 per year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at University of New Haven accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 931 |
| New Hampshire | 131 |
| Maine | 143 |
| Rhode Island | 279 |
| 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.
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 9 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.