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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts (Income $30-$48k)

12 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Jewelry Arts is the 823rd most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in jewelry arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jewelry arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the jewelry arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $10,521 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Ferris

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jewelry arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,926 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#3

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #7 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is $15,219 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at UMass Dartmouth

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #3 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $18,879 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Temple

#12 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also took the #12 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,803 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Jewelry Arts Report

#6

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

California College of the Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s jewelry arts students in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for California College of the Arts is $32,503 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full California College of the Arts Jewelry Arts Report

#7

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Arcadia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Arcadia University is a small school located in Glenside, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Arcadia has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arcadia University is $24,887 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Arcadia

#8

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Rhode Island School of Design is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

RISD also made our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island School of Design is $34,704 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Jewelry Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Institute of Technology is $27,289 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

#10

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#11 in overall quality

Maine College of Art came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Maine College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 5 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maine College of Art, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $30,701 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Maine College of Art.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Maine College of Art

#5 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $41,628 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SCAD.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at SCAD

#12

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

Academy of Art University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,125 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Academy of Art University

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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