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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
392 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Kentucky, there were 406 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,557 and $27,464 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 392 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,401 and $24,684 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Berea College landed the #1 spot on the list. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Berea did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. The estimated yearly cost for Berea is $5,184 for kentucky bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 87%.

Full Berea College Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 56 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for kentucky bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Kentucky University

#3

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 28 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Murray State University is $11,390 for kentucky bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Full Murray State Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,962 for Kentucky Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at WKU

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,867 for kentucky bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend UofL.

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

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for Kentucky Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Full Eastern Fine & Studio Arts Report

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $17,127 for kentucky bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Kentucky

#8

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

Morehead State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morehead State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. It costs about $12,421 for kentucky bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Morehead State University.

Full Morehead State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#9

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Bellarmine University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bellarmine U is $23,121 for Kentucky Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Bellarmine University

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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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