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

5 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Michigan, there were 128 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Michigan State University Fine Arts Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 17 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $15,981 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Central Michigan University.

Full Central Michigan University Fine Arts Report

#3

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saginaw Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saginaw Valley State University is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Saginaw Valley State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $14,248 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Saginaw Valley State University.

Full Saginaw Valley State University Fine Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $12,734 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend UM Flint.

Read full report on Fine Arts at UM Flint

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 21 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $19,433 for michigan bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Western Michigan University.

Full WMU 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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