by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Smith College. 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. Smith was ranked #85 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for Fine Arts majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #10 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Smith.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Smith was $1,690 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,940 | $53,940 |
| Fees | $284 | $284 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,760 | $18,760 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,058 | $2,058 |
Learn more about Smith tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Smith took out an average of $19,000 in student loans. That is 25% lower than the national average of $25,480.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Smith is $25,194 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $23,363.
Online degrees for the Smith 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 Smith Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts at Smith in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine Arts | 20 |
| Art History | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 2 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 12 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 15 |
| Music | 4 |
*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.
