by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,681 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Missouri, there were 161 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,459 and $22,890 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in fine arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 26 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fontbonne University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Western State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri ranking. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lincoln University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri ranking. LU Missouri is located in Jefferson City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Missouri ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fine arts degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Culver - Stockton College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Park University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Missouri State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #14. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in Missouri list. Drury University - CCPS is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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