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2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Tennessee

10 Colleges in Tennessee
440 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
$23,953 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 440 degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School

Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Tennessee 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.

Fine & Studio Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Fine Arts
Master's Degrees in Fine Arts

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 Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts in Tennessee

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.

10 Top Tennessee Schools in Fine Arts

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TN

It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 17 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
$30,082 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were about 49 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts degree program at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville earn $6,129 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TN
46.7% Growth in Graduates

Belmont University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were about 15 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts has to check out Middle Tennessee State University. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 63 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make around $23,451 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
10.1% Growth in Graduates

UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #748 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.

There were approximately 69 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from University of Memphis get an earnings boost of approximately $3,925 over the typical earnings of fine & studio arts graduates.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
3.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 57 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts major at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga get $3,059 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TN
$29,750 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 12 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,044 Median Starting Salary
$26,750 Median Student Debt

Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year. After graduating, fine arts degree recipients generally make around $20,044 in the first five years of their career.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,340 Median Starting Salary
$22,250 Median Student Debt

Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Cookeville. This university ranks 20th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 29 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, fine arts degree recipients typically make around $20,340 in their early careers.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
$21,294 Median Starting Salary

Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville. This university ranks 29th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 43 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Austin Peay State University 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 $21,294.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 945
Florida 282 1,339
North Carolina 279 707
Virginia 274 761
South Carolina 248 347
Kentucky 244 375
Louisiana 242 370
Mississippi 234 130
Arkansas 234 221
Alabama 233 377
West Virginia 207 119

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Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 268
Fine Arts 130
Art History 39
Painting 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 831
Arts & Media Management 602
Design & Applied Arts 354
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 290
Drama & Theater Arts 251
General Visual & Performing Arts 57
Dance 19

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