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

9 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Nebraska For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Nebraska, there were 230 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,300 and $21,553 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 206 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,068 and $24,613 respectively.

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

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid.

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNOMAHA is $14,040 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Nebraska at Omaha

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney is $16,017 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of Nebraska at Kearney Fine & Studio Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNL Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellevue University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Full Bellevue University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#5

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Wayne, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, WSC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WSC is $13,765 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Wayne State College

#6

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska

Midland University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid ranking. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fremont, Nebraska. It awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Midland U also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Midland University is $21,128 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Midland U

#7

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Doane University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid list. Doane Crete is a small school located in Crete, Nebraska that handed out 6 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Doane Crete not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The yearly cost to attend Doane University is $26,507 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Doane University

#8

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

With a ranking of #8, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid list. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nebraska Wesleyan University is $23,847 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at NWU

#8 in overall quality

Concordia University, Nebraska landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska For Those Getting Aid ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Concordia University, Nebraska has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $20,763 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Concordia University, Nebraska.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska 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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