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2023 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
945 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 945 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,266 and $28,922 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also 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 fine and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 157 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $8,303 for georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UGA.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Georgia

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 31 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $8,538 for Georgia Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Emory

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 190 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $15,197 for georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Georgia State.

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University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Georgia is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 57 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $7,943 for Georgia Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNG.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of North Georgia

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 48 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, GaSou has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $12,637 for Georgia Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at GaSou

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

Columbus State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, CSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSU is $10,477 for georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

With a ranking of #7, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $15,490 for Georgia Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Kennesaw State University

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Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Georgia College & State University is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia College & State University is $16,203 for Georgia Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Georgia College

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Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k list, VSU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valdosta State University is $11,021 for georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Valdosta State University

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. University of West Georgia is a fairly large school located in Carrollton, Georgia that handed out 36 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $14,228 for Georgia Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of West Georgia.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of West Georgia

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Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 187 diplomas to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend SCAD is $40,834 for georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full SCAD Fine & Studio Arts Report

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The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Ai Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Georgia” list. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta is $24,620 for georgia fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Ai Atlanta Fine & Studio Arts Report

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