2027 Best Value Painting Schools in Rhode Island
[Painting](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/fine-and-studio-arts/painting/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong painting education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for painting students.
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2027 Best Value Painting Schools in Rhode Island
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in painting, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Painting Schools
For return on investment in painting, no school beat Rhode Island College this year. Rhode Island College is a large public school located in the suburb of Providence. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,300, compared with $27,299 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for painting graduates is $23,500. Soon after graduation, painting degree recipients from Rhode Island College generally make around $28,241. Set against $23,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Rhode Island College admits about 92% of applicants.
Rhode Island School Of Design is a great value for students pursuing a degree in painting, landing the #2 spot this year. Rhode Island School Of Design is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $62,688. Typical student debt for painting graduates is $27,000. Early-career painting graduates make about $22,396. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 19% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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 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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