Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 degrees in fine arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Dartmouth College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were roughly 19 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Keene State College if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 10 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in fine arts has to take a look at Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were about 19 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent year we have data available.
New England College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in fine arts. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 12th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 21 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at NEC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
