2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You
With 221 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #39 most popular major in Arkansas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas 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.
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 Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts
Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $7,130 per year. Fine Arts majors at A-State take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from UARK take out $25,444 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #1 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Arkansas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.
UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,563 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UCA take out is $24,071.
UCA also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Arkansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.
UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $9,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from UA Little Rock take out $26,616 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year.
Harding also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.
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Arkansas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
| Alabama | 381 |
| Mississippi | 130 |
| West Virginia | 119 |
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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 6 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.
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