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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in other fine arts and art studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other fine arts and art studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other fine arts and art studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Fine Arts & Art Studies in the Great Lakes Region

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students list, GVSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GVSU is $17,646 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Fine Arts & Art Studies at Grand Valley State University

#8 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#7 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland also made our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Oakland University is $11,802 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students.

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#4

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio
#10 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Shawnee State University is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, Ohio. 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. It costs about $16,320 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students per year to attend Shawnee State University.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $17,616 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students per year to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Report

#6

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan
#9 in overall quality

Madonna University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students 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 is $17,574 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students.

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#7

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 ranking, coming in at #7. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students 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. It costs about $31,099 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students per year to attend Columbia.

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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 list. CCAD is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 22 bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CCAD also made our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Columbus College of Art and Design is $27,299 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Fine Arts & Art Studies students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Other Fine Arts & Art Studies at Columbus College of Art and Design

#9

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

College for Creative Studies ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other fine arts and art studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCS, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College for Creative Studies is $37,745 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#10

Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

Kenyon College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kenyon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gambier, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kenyon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $32,897 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other fine arts & art studies students per year to attend Kenyon College.

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. 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%.

Full Kenyon Other Fine Arts & Art Studies Report

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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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