If you pursue a degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Vermont ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 120 degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fine & studio arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Vermont list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fine arts degree levels they offer.
Middlebury College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were roughly 12 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, fine arts degree recipients usually earn an average of $18,960 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts has to check out University of Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were about 43 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make an average of $21,797 in the first couple years of their career.
Any student who is interested in fine & studio arts needs to take a look at Bennington College. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #456 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bennington is a great college overall.
There were about 10 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent year we have data available.
Northern Vermont University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 20 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Northern Vermont University in the most recent data year. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from Northern Vermont University receive $3,988 more than the average fine arts graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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