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.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 328 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
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.
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 Schools in Kentucky.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 59 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in fine arts needs to check out Western Kentucky University. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #903 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were about 37 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Eastern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Eastern is a large public university located in the distant town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 26 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.
NKU is a large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 49 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 31 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 24 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 12th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 21 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Spalding 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.
