by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 South Dakota” 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 South Dakota, there were 67 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,373 and $29,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine and studio arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 South Dakota”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is a small public school situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. It awarded 10 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Black Hills State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota list. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota list. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota list. Located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Augustana Sioux Falls
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota list. NSU is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 ranking of #6, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 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%.
Sinte Gleska University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in South Dakota ranking. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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