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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

71 Colleges
$24,449 Avg Salary
$25,822 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #20 most popular major in California with 6,381 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the most popular school in California for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 409 students majoring in Fine Arts at CSULB, 31% are male and 69% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts graduates from CSULB carry an average student debt load of $18,682.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Cal State Fullerton take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,510.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 63% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from CSUN take out $18,908 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 71 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 72% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at SDSU accumulate an average of around $16,450 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at San Jose State University Report

California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 171 students majoring in Fine Arts at Cal State LA, 32% are male and 68% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, Fine Arts majors at Cal State LA accumulate an average of around $18,634 in student debt.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

About 70% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from UC Santa Cruz take out $19,518 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $306.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 28% are male.

On average, Fine Arts graduates from UCLA take out $15,514 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $293, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California State University - East Bay ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Women make up 57% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Cal State East Bay take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,736.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in Fine Arts at UCSB, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Fine & Studio Arts students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
12 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
13 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
14 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 402
Oregon 419
Nevada 141
Hawaii 116
Alaska 35

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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