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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$14,420 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,368 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 24 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Jersey

Check out the Fine Arts programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts

$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found William Paterson University of New Jersey to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Paterson University are $14,208 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students pay an average of $15,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#3

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ
$15,072 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New Jersey City University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in New Jersey. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NJCU are $15,072 a year.

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#4

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Kean is a large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kean are $12,595 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Kean University Report

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 721
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 56
District of Columbia 41
Delaware 5

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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