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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Nebraska

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska” ranking.

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 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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Nebraska

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

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNK also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UNK is $16,017 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 49 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,040 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students per year to attend UNOMAHA.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s Fine Arts 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 estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $15,616 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $17,208 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

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

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#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. WSC is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WSC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. It costs about $13,765 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Wayne State College.

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#6

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #6. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 7 bachelors’s Fine Arts 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 yearly cost to attend NWU is $23,847 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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%.

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#7

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska

With a ranking of #7, Midland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. This small school is located in Fremont, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Midland U also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Midland U is $21,128 for nebraska bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

Full Midland U Fine & Studio Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 6 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Nebraska also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

Full Concordia University, Nebraska Fine & Studio Arts Report

#9

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Doane University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #9. Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Doane Crete also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Doane Crete is $26,507 for Nebraska Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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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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