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2022 Best Value Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

12 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 384 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,563 and $27,574 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio 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 Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 36 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $13,010 for Alabama Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UAH

#2

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend UNA is $11,925 for Alabama Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UNA Fine & Studio Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UAB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham is $14,554 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UAB Fine & Studio Arts Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

USA also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USA is $11,641 for Alabama Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at USA

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $18,394 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn Fine & Studio Arts Report

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

With a ranking of #6, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 61 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, UA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $19,322 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UA.

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

Full UA Fine & Studio Arts Report

#7

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 27 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $12,693 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Jacksonville State University.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Jacksonville State University

#8

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 18 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

AUM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AUM is $12,137 for Alabama Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Auburn University at Montgomery

#9

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama

University of Montevallo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Montevallo, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

Montevallo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $13,902 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Montevallo.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Montevallo

#10

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

TROY also took the #11 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TROY is $14,062 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Troy University

#11

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $21,953 for alabama fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Samford.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Samford

#12

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Alabama State University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Alabama State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alabama” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alabama State University is $13,531 for Alabama Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Alabama State 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

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