2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Rhode Island
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value 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 in Fine & Studio Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for fine and studio arts students. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.
RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at RIC accumulate an average of around $25,604 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 Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. Fine Arts majors at URI take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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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 Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large 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 Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from Brown carry an average student debtload of $15,625.
Brown also took the #1 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rhode Island School of Design is a great value for fine and studio arts students. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RISD are $56,290 per year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at RISD accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $802, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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| 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.