by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 769 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,871 and $27,694 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 640 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia list. The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hollins University is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sweet Briar College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia. Sweet Briar is a small school located in Sweet Briar, Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia. Randolph is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia. UMW is a small public school situated in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It awarded 33 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
James Madison University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 132 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Mary Baldwin University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Staunton, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Washington and Lee University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Washington and Lee University
Roanoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Salem, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bridgewater College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Bridgewater, Virginia 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Bridgewater College
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Hampden - Sydney College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Norfolk State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #14. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 9 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 84 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Old Dominion University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Randolph - Macon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #17. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Virginia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Richmond came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #19, Emory and Henry College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Emory, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 69 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Fine & Studio Arts Report
Bluefield College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia list. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluefield, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Virginia Union University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
William & Mary ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school situated in Williamsburg, Virginia. It awarded 19 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 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ferrum College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Ferrum, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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