Ranked #66 in popularity, fine arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 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. For our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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 Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fine arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in fine arts has to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Dixie State University if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 6 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Utah University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 18 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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