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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Washington, there were 109 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Washington (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend EWU is $12,607 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Eastern Washington University

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $16,358 for washington bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Wazzu.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Fine Arts at Washington State University

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 15 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $15,397 for washington bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read full report on Fine Arts at CWU

#4

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. PLU is a small school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 18 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

PLU also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $23,058 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend PLU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pacific Lutheran University Fine Arts Report

#5

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Seattle U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $34,802 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Seattle University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Seattle U Fine Arts Report

#6

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Whitman College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Whitman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 11 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Whitman has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $38,672 for washington bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Whitman.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Whitman

#7

Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Cornish College of the Arts came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

Cornish College of the Arts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornish College of the Arts is $39,078 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Cornish College of the Arts Fine Arts Report

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

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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