by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Northern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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 NIU was ranked #267 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #10 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NIU was $348 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,466 | $9,466 |
| Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
Learn more about NIU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NIU in Fine Arts walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $25,480.
Fine Arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from NIU make an average of $27,181 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,363.
Online degrees for the NIU Fine Arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 2019-2020, 74.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.5% of the Fine Arts bachelor’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Art Studies | 24 |
| Fine Arts | 48 |
| Art History | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 22 |
| Music | 37 |
*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.
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