by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Central Washington University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at CWU was ranked #553 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #11 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for CWU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at CWU paid an average of $752 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $216 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,475 | $22,551 |
| Fees | $1,969 | $1,969 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,787 | $13,787 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,922 | $2,922 |
Learn more about CWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at CWU in Fine Arts walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 2% higher than the national average of $25,480.
Fine Arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from CWU make an average of $20,140 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% lower than the national average of $23,363.
CWU does not offer an online option for its Fine Arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CWU Online Learning page.
About 77.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at CWU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Art Studies | 12 |
| Fine Arts | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 27 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 24 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 38 |
| Music | 41 |
View All Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
