by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at San Francisco Art Institute. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 SFAI was ranked #437 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #48 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for SFAI.
Part-time undergraduates at SFAI paid an average of $2,000 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $45,664 | $45,664 |
| Fees | $400 | $400 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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 SFAI 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.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SFAI is $23,803 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $23,363.
SFAI 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 SFAI Online Learning page.
About 68.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at SFAI in 2019-2020, 12.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Painting | 16 |
| Sculpture | 7 |
| Printmaking | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 19 |
| Other Visual Art | 8 |
*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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