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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the New England region, there were 77 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 32 other fine arts and art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other fine arts and art studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other fine arts and art studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other fine arts and art studies program at the school. 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 New England 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 New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$11,560 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $11,560 for new england region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMass Lowell.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$32,844 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 7 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island School of Design is $32,844 for new england region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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