by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Purchase College. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Purchase College was ranked #352 on College Factual's Best Schools for Fine Arts list. It is also ranked #46 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Purchase College.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purchase College paid an average of $708 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $1,883 | $1,883 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,548 | $14,548 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,280 | $3,280 |
Learn more about Purchase College 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. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purchase College took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $25,480.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purchase College is $22,485 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $23,363.
Purchase College 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 Purchase College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 2019-2020, 78.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.8% of the Fine Arts bachelor’s degrees at Purchase College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Art History | 14 |
| Painting | 18 |
| Sculpture | 11 |
| Printmaking | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 29 |
| Dance | 42 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 32 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 146 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 63 |
*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.
