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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across Tennessee, there were 146 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Tennessee

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,890 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Report

#2

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Tennessee Tech University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $19,419 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Tennessee Tech University

#3

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee University landed the #3 spot on the list. Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lee University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend Lee University is $18,173 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Lee University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $24,901 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Fine Arts Report

#5

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. Belmont University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Belmont is $35,878 for tennessee bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine Arts at Belmont

#6

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Union University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Union not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend Union University is $29,336 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 3 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $25,940 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lipscomb.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Lipscomb University

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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