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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$24,881 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,465 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut

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

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts

$12,304 Average Tuition & Fees

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 school with a small student population.

ECSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,304 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UCONN take out is $25,865.

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$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Connecticut State University is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school 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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$11,781 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Connecticut. 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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$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fine and studio arts programs. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacred Heart are $45,230 per year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Sacred Heart accumulate an average of around $24,768 in student debt.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Sacred Heart University Report

#7

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hartford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UHart are $44,885 a year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from UHart carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#8

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Yale University Report

#9

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT
$42,898 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Haven came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Connecticut ranking. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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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
New Hampshire 131
Maine 143
Rhode Island 279
Vermont 118

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.

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