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2026 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alaska

[Fine & Studio Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/fine-and-studio-arts/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong fine & studio arts education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for fine & studio arts students.

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• Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alaska

2026 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Alaska

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the fine & studio arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools

1

University Of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

$10,083 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,439 Avg Student Debt

$48,866 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Alaska Fairbanks the best value for a degree in fine & studio arts in Alaska. Set in the city of Fairbanks, University Of Alaska Fairbanks is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,083, compared with $25,892 for out-of-state students. Fine & Studio Arts graduates carry a median of $23,439 in student loans. Soon after graduation, fine & studio arts degree recipients from University Of Alaska Fairbanks generally make around $50,963. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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University Of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$7,738 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,872 Avg Student Debt

$51,871 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in fine & studio arts will find it at University Of Alaska Anchorage, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Anchorage, University Of Alaska Anchorage is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $7,738 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $21,322. Students borrow a median of $24,872 to complete the fine & studio arts program here. Early-career fine & studio arts graduates make about $30,311. That is a strong return on a $24,872 median debt.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.