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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee

7 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee

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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Tennessee, there were 146 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Tennessee

#1

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality
$15,929 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee list. Tennessee Technological University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 30 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for Tennessee 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%.

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#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality
$18,825 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#3

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality
$17,696 Average Net Price

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lee University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $17,696 for tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend Lee University.

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#4

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality
$28,249 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Union also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Union is $28,249 for tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality
$35,548 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Belmont, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $35,548 for tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend Belmont University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality
$24,749 Average Net Price

Lipscomb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, Lipscomb has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend Lipscomb University.

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.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality
$19,432 Average Net Price

Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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