Ranked #66 in popularity, fine arts is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 degrees in fine arts annually.
Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine Arts Schools in Oregon.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fine arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
Portland State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 5th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 60 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.
Lewis & Clark College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland. This college ranks 10th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 11 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
