2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 162 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,300 and $23,849 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,256 and $26,111 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Maine (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$12,339 Average Net Price

$24,730 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $12,339 for maine bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend University of Southern Maine.

Full University of Southern Maine Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$17,558 Average Net Price

$28,598 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $17,558 for maine bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$14,548 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Farmington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. UMaine Farmington is a small school located in Farmington, Maine that handed out 5 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine Farmington also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,548 for maine bachelor’s degree fine arts students with aid per year to attend UMaine Farmington.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UMaine Farmington

#4

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$32,293 Average Net Price

$18,498 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Art. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 33 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Maine College of Art also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Maine College of Art is $32,293 for Maine Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Maine College of Art Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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

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