Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 305 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Indiana.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Indiana University - Bloomington is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 14 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 95 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
Indiana State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fine arts. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 4 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 28 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 6 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 17 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - Southeast in the most recent data year.
Indiana University - South Bend is a small public university located in the midsize city of South Bend. This university ranks 34th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 21 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - South Bend in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Gary, IU Northwest is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 11 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at IU Northwest 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. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
