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2026 Best Value Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Schools in the Southeast Region

[Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/crafts-folk-art-artisanry/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong crafts, folk art & artisanry education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for crafts, folk art & artisanry students.

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• Best Value Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Schools in the Southeast Region

2026 Best Value Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Schools in the Southeast Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the crafts, folk art & artisanry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Schools

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Haywood Community College
Clyde, NC

$2,580 In-State Tuition & Fees

$34,770 Median Earnings (10yr)

Haywood Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value crafts, folk art & artisanry schools in the Southeast Region. Located in the rural area of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a small public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $2,580, with out-of-state students paying around $8,724. Early-career crafts, folk art & artisanry graduates make about $35,767.

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

$16,720 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,500 Avg Student Debt

$58,128 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Virginia Commonwealth University earned it the #2 place for crafts, folk art & artisanry. Located in the city of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,720, with out-of-state students paying around $39,884. Typical student debt for crafts, folk art & artisanry graduates is $19,500. Soon after graduation, crafts, folk art & artisanry degree recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University generally make around $21,237. That is a strong return on a $19,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 93%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.