2027 Best Value Sculpture Schools in Rhode Island
[Sculpture](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/fine-and-studio-arts/sculpture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for sculpture students.
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2027 Best Value Sculpture Schools in Rhode Island
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in sculpture, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Sculpture Schools
Our analysis ranked Rhode Island College the best value for a degree in sculpture in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Providence, Rhode Island College is a large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,300, with out-of-state students paying around $27,299. Sculpture graduates carry a median of $23,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, sculpture degree recipients from Rhode Island College generally make around $28,241. That is a strong return on a $23,500 median debt. Rhode Island College admits about 92% of applicants.
Rhode Island School Of Design came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value sculpture schools. Set in the city of Providence, Rhode Island School Of Design is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $62,688. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the sculpture program here. Soon after graduation, sculpture degree recipients from Rhode Island School Of Design generally make around $22,396. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 19%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
