by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Portland State 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Portland State University was ranked #532 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #6 in Oregon.
Here are some of the other rankings for Portland State University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Portland State University was $608 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $188 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,907 | $25,536 |
| Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,210 | $3,210 |
Learn more about Portland State University 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 Portland State University in Fine Arts walked away with an average of $31,965 in student debt. That is 25% higher than the national average of $25,480.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Portland State University is $22,648 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $23,363.
Online degrees for the Portland State University 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 Portland State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.0% of the Fine Arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 74.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at Portland State University in 2019-2020, 30.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine Arts | 54 |
| Art History | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 83 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 22 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 74 |
| Music | 24 |
| Other Visual Art | 13 |
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.
