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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New Hampshire, there were 131 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,495 and $23,830 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire fine arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire list. New England College is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plymouth State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire. Plymouth State is a small public school situated in Plymouth, New Hampshire. It awarded 20 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colby - Sawyer College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire. New London, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 28 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Keene State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire. Keene State College is a small school located in Keene, New Hampshire that handed out 10 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lakes Region Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire ranking. This small school is located in Laconia, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 ’s Fine Arts degrees 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 Lakes Region Community College
With a ranking of #7, Saint Anselm College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Manchester Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire ranking. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Manchester Community College
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire ranking. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Great Bay Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in New Hampshire ranking. Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
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