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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Ohio

57 Ranked Colleges
784 Degrees Awarded
$21,638 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Ohio, there were 907 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,708 and $27,365 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 784 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio” ranking analyzed 57 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fine and studio arts.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio

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

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Ohio

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Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Institute of Art landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Cleveland Institute of Art

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Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Academy of Cincinnati landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at AAC

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Out of the 57 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. CCAD is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 15 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at CCAD

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Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. Oberlin College is located in Oberlin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Oberlin

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Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kenyon College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Kenyon

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Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio

Shawnee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, this small public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Shawnee State University

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Ohio Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. OWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Delaware, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The undergraduate 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.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at OWU

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The College of Wooster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Wooster, Ohio, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wooster College Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Denison University
Granville, Ohio

Denison University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Granville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Denison University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio

Wittenberg University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Wittenberg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Ohio. It awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Wittenberg University

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Otterbein University
Westerville, Ohio

Otterbein University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Otterbein University is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Otterbein University

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Marietta College
Marietta, Ohio

Marietta College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. This small school is located in Marietta, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Marietta College

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University of Mount Union came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Mount Union is a small school located in Alliance, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Mount Union

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Lourdes University
Sylvania, Ohio

With a ranking of #14, Lourdes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. Lourdes University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sylvania, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Lourdes University

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Muskingum University
New Concord, Ohio

Muskingum University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Muskingum is a small school located in New Concord, Ohio that handed out 6 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Muskingum University

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With a ranking of #16, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Full Youngstown State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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With a ranking of #17, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 51 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at BGSU

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Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio

Central State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. Central State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Wilberforce, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #19. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 66 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Kent State

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Bluffton University
Bluffton, Ohio

With a ranking of #20, Bluffton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. Located in Bluffton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about Fine & Studio Arts at Bluffton

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Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, Ohio

Ursuline College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Ursuline College is located in Pepper Pike, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Ursuline College Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 22 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Wright State University - Main Campus

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Akron Main Campus

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Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #24. Berea, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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

Full Baldwin Wallace College Fine & Studio Arts Report

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With a ranking of #25, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Ohio list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Ohio State

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