2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in Arizona

If you pursue a degree in fine arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #66 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 183 degrees in fine arts annually.

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Pick Your Fine Arts Degree Level

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 Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Fine Arts in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fine arts degree levels they offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Fine Arts

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

90 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

7.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in fine arts has to take a look at University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in fine arts from University of Arizona

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11.8% Growth in Graduates

Northern Arizona University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in fine arts from Northern Arizona University

Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	933
Oklahoma	565	108
New Mexico	416	47

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Fine Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	5,087
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	116
Art History	24
Painting	1

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.