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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma

10 Ranked Colleges
170 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Oklahoma

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Oklahoma” 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 Oklahoma, there were 255 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,925 and $21,957 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 170 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU Fine & Studio Arts Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 Oklahoma Fine & Studio Arts Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. This small school is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

USAO also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USAO is $8,607 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, UCO has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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#5

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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#10 in overall quality

Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend OC is $21,347 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Oklahoma Christian University

#7

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #7. OBU is a small school located in Shawnee, Oklahoma that handed out 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OBU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,446 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend OBU.

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#8

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oral Roberts University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $22,248 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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#9

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#8 in overall quality

Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #9. Oklahoma City University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend OCU is $22,306 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #10. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,936 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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