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

5 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Connecticut, there were 228 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,552 and $24,636 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Eastern Connecticut State University

Willimantic, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ECSU also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ECSU is $18,618 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Read more about Fine Arts at ECSU

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $22,012 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at University of Connecticut

#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCSU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. It costs about $20,763 for connecticut bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend Southern Connecticut State University.

Full Southern Connecticut State University Fine Arts Report

#4

Connecticut College

New London, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Conn College also made our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Connecticut College is $32,626 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Conn College

#5

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. It costs about $38,869 for Connecticut Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid per year to attend Fairfield U.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fine Arts at Fairfield 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

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

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