2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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 the Southeast Region” 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” ranking looked at 161 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region
Out of the 161 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 123 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Florida State.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Central Arkansas 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.
It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend UCA.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
KSU Georgia also took the #20 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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 FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #7, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF 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 estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Central Florida
With a ranking of #8, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
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Florida International University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 132 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
FIU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend FIU.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
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With a ranking of #11, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
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 ranking of #13, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
University of South Alabama came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend University of South Alabama.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a public institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s 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 UAH is $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
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Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Harding University
James Madison University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 120 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, JMU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $22,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 89%.
Henderson State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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.
The yearly cost to attend Henderson State University is $10,270 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
With a ranking of #19, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend McNeese is $12,267 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
University of West Georgia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 42 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of West Georgia is $16,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 87 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, ECU has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
With a ranking of #21, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Southeastern.
With a ranking of #23, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large school located in Cookeville, Tennessee that handed out 30 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Louisiana Tech 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 ranking. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
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Virginia Tech came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 49 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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%.
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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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