Fine & Studio Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Western Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in Fine Arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. WWU was ranked #111 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for Fine Arts majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for WWU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WWU paid an average of $804 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $246 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,377 | $24,135 |
Fees | $1,131 | $1,131 |
Books and Supplies | $996 | $996 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,518 | $12,518 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,783 | $3,783 |
Learn more about WWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Fine Arts students who received their bachelor’s degree at WWU took out an average of $23,952 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $25,480.
The median early career salary of Fine Arts students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WWU is $28,598 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $23,363.
WWU 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 WWU Online Learning page.
About 83.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.1%.
Around 19.7% of Fine Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at WWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Fine & Studio Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Art Studies | 63 |
Art History | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fine and studio arts.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dance | 9 |
Design & Applied Arts | 66 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 54 |
Music | 26 |
View All Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors >
*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.