2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,673 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,926 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 68 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 68 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Edinboro is $16,833 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Hunter is $2,490 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Kutztown University is $22,422 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
Out of the 68 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized school located in Brockport, New York that handed out 34 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Brockport not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Brockport is $15,882 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. California University of Pennsylvania is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Cal U is $18,154 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Plattsburgh is a public institution located in Plattsburgh, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Plattsburgh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,845 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Salisbury University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,617 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Salisbury University.
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%.
Towson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,233 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Towson University.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,495 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
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The City College of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 136 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The City College of New York is $2,385 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
SUNY Oneonta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Oswego came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Oswego, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oswego is $15,665 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Queens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,067 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend Queens College.
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%.
Stockton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Stockton University is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 23 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Stockton University is $19,678 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $20,652 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend YCP.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Fashion Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.
FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIT SUNY is $10,523 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lehman College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $1,814 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Lehman.
Lock Haven University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. LHU is a small school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Lock Haven University is $20,506 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bloomsburg is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is $20,230 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend IUP is $22,448 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
Kean University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. Kean is a fairly large public school situated in Union, New Jersey. It awarded 13 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Kean University is $18,604 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UMBC is $19,082 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Binghamton University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $19,353 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #24, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 35 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,683 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Brooklyn College.
The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend CSI is $5,118 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
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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%.
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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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