by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 440 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,953 and $26,137 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in fine and studio arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 69 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Memphis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 63 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Fine & Studio Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 57 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 49 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Austin Peay State University
Tennessee Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee list. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Vanderbilt University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
East Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #8. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 15 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee list. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lee University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Cumberland University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Lebanon, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Tennessee State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Tennessee State University
Christian Brothers University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #14. Christian Brothers is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 7 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Christian Brothers University
Southern Adventist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 6 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Southern Adventist University Fine & Studio Arts Report
Maryville College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #15. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, Rhodes College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee list. Rhodes College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 6 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Union University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Union University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Freed-Hardeman University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 4 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #20. Carson - Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 3 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Lincoln Memorial University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #21. Harrogate, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fisk University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #22. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Fine Arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Bethel University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #22. Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Le Moyne - Owen College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Le Moyne - Owen College
Lipscomb University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fine Arts Major in Tennessee ranking. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 0 ’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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