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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$12,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,421 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 375 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kentucky 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. 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 Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts

$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Eastern Kentucky University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from Eastern carry an average student debtload of $29,999.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Eastern Kentucky University Report

$9,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Murray State University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fine Arts majors at Murray State take out an average of $27,747 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Murray State University Report

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$10,392 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for fine and studio arts students. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NKU are $10,392 a year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from NKU carry an average student debtload of $30,647.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Kentucky University Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, Fine Arts graduates from UofL take out $26,849 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UofL is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Louisville

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. After completing their degree, Fine Arts graduates from UK carry an average student debtload of $23,279.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Kentucky Report

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fine and studio arts programs. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at WKU take out is $25,000.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Western Kentucky University Report

$9,462 Average Tuition & Fees

Morehead State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morehead State University are $9,462 a year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Morehead State University accumulate an average of around $27,587 in student debt.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Morehead State University

#8

Spalding University

Louisville, KY
$26,500 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Spalding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spalding are $26,500 per year. While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Spalding accumulate an average of around $26,500 in student debt.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges 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
South Carolina 347
Louisiana 370
Arkansas 221
Alabama 381
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 8 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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