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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Arkansas (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Arkansas, there were 184 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,050 and $20,609 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,332 and $22,750 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 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 Arkansas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Arkansas (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $14,906 for arkansas bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 49 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,381 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arkansas Fine & Studio Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $13,406 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Full A-State Fine & Studio Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UCA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. It costs about $15,376 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend UCA.

Full UCA Fine & Studio Arts Report

#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henderson State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Henderson State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $10,270 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Henderson State University.

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

#6

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

Harding University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harding, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Harding is $19,375 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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.

Full Harding Fine & Studio Arts Report

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UAFS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is $9,637 for Arkansas Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arkansas bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, ATU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. It costs about $10,772 for arkansas bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Arkansas Tech University.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Arkansas Tech University

With a ranking of #9, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for arkansas bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

#10

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

Ouachita Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arkansas For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Ouachita Baptist is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Ouachita Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. It costs about $19,815 for arkansas bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Ouachita Baptist.

Full Ouachita Baptist 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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