Ranked #31 in popularity, fine & studio arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 375 degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of fine & studio arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Fine & Studio Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fine arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of Louisville if you wish to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from University of Louisville get an earnings boost of approximately $6,412 over the typical income of fine & studio arts majors.
University of Kentucky is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program report average early career earnings of $23,573.
Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #903 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make about $24,392 for their early career.
It's difficult to beat Eastern Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 35 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts degree program at Eastern Kentucky University make $4,390 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
NKU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Highland Heights. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent data year. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from Northern Kentucky University earn a boost of around $4,299 above the average earnings of fine & studio arts majors.
Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 31 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year. After graduating, fine arts degree recipients usually earn around $23,316 in their early careers.
Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 24 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program state that they receive average early career income of $21,505.
Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 12th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 21 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Spalding in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program state that they receive average early career income of $18,656.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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