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2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in Kansas

5 Colleges in Kansas
165 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
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 looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 165 degrees in fine arts annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Fine Arts School

Best Fine Arts Schools in Kansas 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.

Fine Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Fine Arts
Master's Degrees in Fine Arts

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 Kansas list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Fine Arts in Kansas

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.

Top Kansas Schools in Fine Arts

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In KS
36 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

University of Kansas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in fine arts. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were about 36 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
60 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Kansas State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fine arts. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #269 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.

There were about 60 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In KS

Every student who is interested in fine arts needs to check out Wichita State University. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 4 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In KS
41 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Fort Hays State University if you wish to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 41 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In KS
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Washburn University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Topeka. This university ranks 14th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 14 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent data year.

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Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 141
Missouri 693 174
Iowa 648 57
Nebraska 500 132
North Dakota 416 0
South Dakota 381 19

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Fine Arts is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 55
Art History 24
Painting 3
Sculpture 1
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 1

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