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 4 schools in Nebraska 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 220 degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Nebraska 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.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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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.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, fine arts degree recipients typically make an average of $27,060 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts has to take a look at University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA 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 wages of $31,322.
University of Nebraska at Kearney is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 45 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent year we have data available. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney receive $7,332 more than the average fine arts grad.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. NWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Lincoln. This university ranks 8th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 9 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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