by our College Data Analytics TeamFine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at St Olaf College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for Fine Arts majors, St. Olaf came in at #34. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Olaf.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at St. Olaf paid an average of $1,610 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,450 | $51,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,660 | $11,660 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about St. Olaf tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $25,480.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf is $27,947 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $23,363.
St. Olaf does not offer an online option for its Fine Arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Olaf Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts in 2019-2020, 72.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Around 30.2% of Fine Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at St. Olaf in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Art Studies | 31 |
| Art History | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 7 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 14 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 3 |
| Music | 50 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
