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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in New Hampshire list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Dartmouth College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 17 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Keene State College if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #905 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Keene State is a great college overall.
There were roughly 9 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year.
Plymouth State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in fine arts. Located in the remote town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 10 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Plymouth State in the most recent data year.
New England College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 12 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at NEC 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.
