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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 149 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. 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.
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 New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Drew University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in fine arts. Drew is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #1490 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drew is a great university overall.
There were about 7 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Drew in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts has to take a look at Stockton University. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Galloway. A Best Colleges rank of #541 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stockton State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts has to take a look at Hudson County Community College. Located in the large city of Jersey City, HCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 31 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at HCCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Sussex County Community College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in fine arts. Sussex County Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Newton. This college ranks 41st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 5 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Sussex County Community College 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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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.
