Bachelor's Fine and Studio Arts Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Fine and Studio Arts Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Fine and Studio Arts programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 388 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi2CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$9,63057%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi3San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$9,89936%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi4CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$10,00054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi5Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$11,8508%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi6CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$12,00058%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$12,81864%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi8University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,25411%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi9Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$13,6635%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi10University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$13,66739%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi11University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$13,66791%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi12Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$13,93576%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi13University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi14Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$14,40596%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi15University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,60015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi16Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$14,67244%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi17Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$14,75066%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi18California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,93795%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi19California State University-ChicoChico, California$14,99093%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi20California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$15,00093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi21California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi22University of California-DavisDavis, California$15,06142%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi23California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$15,06397%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi24Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$15,125——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi25University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,21827%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi26Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio$15,50031%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi27California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$15,75098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi28CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$15,84960%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi29California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,87994%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi30University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$15,88097%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi31Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$16,00049%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi32University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska$16,10189%1118$16k$50k58%4,088544 mi33California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$16,44891%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi34Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado$16,50077%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi35California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$16,58346%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi36University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$16,62572%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi37California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,62597%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi38Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$16,65668%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi39University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$16,75058%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi40Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$16,75015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi41The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, New York$16,80521%1410$13k$84k81%8421 mi42University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$16,86324%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi43University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$16,97833%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi44Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$17,1539%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi45Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$17,25055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi46Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$17,3005%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi47University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi48Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$17,50092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi49California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$17,50098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi50University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$17,63529%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi51The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$17,68794%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi52Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$17,97882%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi53Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$18,46093%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi54Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$18,50021%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi55San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$18,51196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi56Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$18,66590%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi57University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$18,70379%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi58California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$18,75094%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi59Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$18,7509%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi60Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana$18,94284%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi61Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$18,98519%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi62Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$19,00074%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi63New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$19,00098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi64Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$19,00021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi65Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$19,06091%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi66California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$19,08791%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi67California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$19,19831%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi68University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$19,29086%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi69University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$19,31645%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi70University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$19,31916%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi71Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$19,50078%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi72University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York$19,50074%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi73University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$19,50066%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi74University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$19,50017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi75University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin$19,75076%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi76The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$19,778100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi77University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, Minnesota$19,79775%1150$9k$51k63%936199 mi78University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$20,00045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi79Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$20,12588%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi80Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$20,22224%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi81Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$20,31975%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi82Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio$20,50034%1447$39k$58k81%2,88711 mi83Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, Maryland$20,50074%1176$23k$64k65%1,76849 mi84Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas$20,56690%1075$21k$53k48%12,673253 mi85Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, Louisiana$20,96691%1090$13k$45k54%4,73729 mi86Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$21,11175%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi87University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$21,12510%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi88Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$21,12850%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi89Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$21,24693%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi90University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$21,35642%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi91University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$21,36991%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi92Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas$21,47783%1054$15k$50k44%5,643295 mi93University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$21,50078%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi94Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$21,50073%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi95Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$21,50089%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi96University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$21,50087%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.