2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,219 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,082 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 82 colleges that offer 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 40 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
UNF also took the #20 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend UNF.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 42 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of West Florida is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
University of Georgia landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 53 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
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Appalachian State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 35 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Northern Kentucky University.
East Carolina University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, ECU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend East Carolina University.
Murray State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 28 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Murray State University.
With a ranking of #15, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 24 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
Louisiana Tech University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Louisiana Tech.
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend WKU.
University of Mississippi ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Ole Miss.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 38 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
With a ranking of #20, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt is $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.
University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.
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University of South Carolina - Upstate came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,832 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend USC Upstate.
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University of New Orleans came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNO is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
University of South Carolina - Aiken came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,050 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend University of South Carolina - Aiken.
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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%.
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- *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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