by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Painting is the 517th most popular major in the country with 646 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 136 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in painting. That schools that top this list have a program in painting in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree painting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montserrat College of Art. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine College of Art. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region. Located in Portland, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #4 spot on the list. RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #5 spot on the list. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Bennington College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region list. Bennington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region list. UMass Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Boston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 21 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Southern Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 1 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
Providence College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 92%.
With a ranking of #11, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 0 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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