If you pursue a degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 262 degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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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.
University of Iowa is a good decision for students interested in a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts program at University of Iowa make $2,520 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
University of Northern Iowa is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in fine & studio arts. UNI is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Cedar Falls.
Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make an average of $24,095 in their early career salary.
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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