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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fine arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 164 degrees in fine arts annually.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine Arts rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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's hard to beat Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. MIAD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
There were roughly 45 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at MIAD in the most recent data year.
Carthage College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Kenosha. This college ranks 37th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 3 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Carthage in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Stout is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #828 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Stout is a great university overall.
There were about 16 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public university located in the city of Oshkosh. This university ranks 34th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 19 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent year we have data available.
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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