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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Fine Arts & Art Studies is the 431st most popular major in the country with 992 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 219 other fine arts and art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 other fine arts and art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other fine arts and art studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other fine arts and art studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other fine arts and art studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University - Main Campus is $8,194 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $11,578 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand Valley State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oakland is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland is $7,490 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kenyon College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kenyon College is located in Gambier, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kenyon, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kenyon is $12,582 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#5

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shawnee State University is $13,697 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $14,816 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Report

#7

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Madonna University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Madonna University is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Madonna has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Madonna University is $13,455 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Columbus College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies students in 2019-2020.

CCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CCAD is $23,324 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Columbus College of Art and Design Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Report

#9

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Columbia College Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Columbia has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia is $27,120 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

College for Creative Studies landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CCS is $32,795 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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