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 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 138 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college 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.
Vanderbilt University is a good option for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
Lee University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Cleveland. This university ranks 17th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 20 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent year we have data available.
Tennessee Technological University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Tennessee Tech University is a large public university located in the remote town of Cookeville. This university ranks 19th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 21 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University 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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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.
