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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

160 Ranked Colleges
5,751 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Southeast region, there were 6,315 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,274 and $27,332 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,751 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 160 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and cost less that 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 24 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,890 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanderbilt.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Vanderbilt University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 160 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $18,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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 97%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Duke University

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $12,685 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berea College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Berea, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Berea is $8,723 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Berea College

#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $15,074 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

Full Florida State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Central Florida is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 244 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $15,192 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Central Florida

#7

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UGA

Florida International University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU is also in the top of our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $13,821 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Florida International University

#9

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

The University of West Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend The University of West Florida is $12,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,646 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Virginia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Fine & Studio Arts Report

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,214 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend USF Tampa.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full USF Tampa Fine & Studio Arts Report

#12

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 29 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #10 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,354 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Fine & Studio Arts Report

#13

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 79 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,778 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNF.

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%.

Full University of North Florida Fine & Studio Arts Report

#14

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend NKU is $12,301 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at NKU

With a ranking of #15, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southeastern is $14,957 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#16

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Augusta University is $13,836 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Augusta University

#17

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #17, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 35 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend NC State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at North Carolina State University

#18

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

William & Mary came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for William & Mary is $20,416 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at William & Mary

#19

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 36 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $12,613 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#20

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $23,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Virginia Tech

#21

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherd University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $14,106 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Shepherd University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#22

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 109 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FAU is also in the top of our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $16,249 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at FAU

#23

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

University of North Georgia came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $12,939 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#24

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. FGCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 30 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for FGCU is $15,776 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Fine & Studio Arts Report

University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Alabama in Huntsville is $17,552 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UAH Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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.

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