by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Alaska” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 35 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,072 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,855 and $24,086 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Alaska” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine and studio arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Alaska” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for alaska bachelor’s degree fine arts students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Alaska list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Alaska Anchorage
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