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2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s

12 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor's

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” 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” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in jewelry arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great jewelry arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the jewelry arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts

#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 list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s jewelry arts students 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. It costs about $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students per year to attend Ferris.

Full Ferris State University Jewelry Arts Report

#12 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #2 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,792 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at University of Akron Main Campus

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

Temple also made our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $23,521 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students per year to attend Temple University.

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

Full Temple Jewelry Arts Report

#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Academy of Art University

#5

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is $18,503 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#2 in overall quality

Massachusetts College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,043 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students per year to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

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.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#5 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design 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 also made our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at SCAD

#8

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#11 in overall quality

Maine College of Art ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Maine College of Art not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Maine College of Art is $32,293 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students.

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.

Full Maine College of Art Jewelry Arts Report

#9

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Arcadia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Arcadia, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arcadia is $27,189 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Arcadia University

#10

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#6 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $33,167 for bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at RIT

#11

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rhode Island School of Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 10 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RISD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rhode Island School of Design is $43,982 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students.

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 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full RISD Jewelry Arts Report

#12

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, California College of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s list. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 11 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California College of the Arts is $33,876 for Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at California College of the Arts

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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