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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income Over $110k) in Connecticut

5 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 228 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,552 and $24,636 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 fine arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income Over $110k) in Connecticut

#1

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

ECSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Connecticut State University is $18,618 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Fine Arts at Eastern Connecticut State University

#2

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 29 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SCSU is $20,763 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Fine Arts at SCSU

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 32 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $22,012 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 University of Connecticut Fine Arts Report

#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. Fairfield University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 3 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. It costs about $38,869 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Fairfield U.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at Fairfield U

#5

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Making Over $110k list. New London, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Conn College also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $32,626 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Connecticut College.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Conn College Fine Arts Report

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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