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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 53 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine Arts Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
It's hard to beat University of Arkansas if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. UARK is a very large public university located in the city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 9 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.
Harding University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Searcy. This university ranks 3rd out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 7 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Harding in the most recent data year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 11 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock 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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The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. 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.
