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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,964 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,725 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

With 72 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #79 most popular major in Michigan.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for fine and studio arts students. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ferris also took the #5 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Michigan rankings.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Eastern Michigan University Report

$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #1 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Michigan.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Wayne State University

#5

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 274
Ohio 78
Indiana 44
Wisconsin 54

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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