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2024 Best Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

5 Colleges in Tennessee
117 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #45 in popularity, fine arts is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 117 bachelor's degrees in fine arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fine Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee The fine arts bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality fine arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fine arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fine Arts in Tennessee

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Fine Arts

1
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
5 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fine arts. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fine arts from Vanderbilt University

2
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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Belmont University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fine arts from Belmont University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in fine arts needs to check out The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Knoxville.More information about a bachelor’s in fine arts from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Lee University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in fine arts. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a bachelor’s in fine arts from Lee University

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29 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fine arts from Tennessee Technological University

Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 492 506
North Carolina 453 400
Georgia 453 105
Virginia 421 52
South Carolina 370 179
Kentucky 331 308
Alabama 320 82
Louisiana 306 190
Arkansas 294 53
Mississippi 275 38
West Virginia 223 5

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Fine Arts is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 263
Art History 33
Painting 3

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