Online Fine Arts Colleges Ranked From Lowest to Highest Tuition

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A yearly median tuition of $13,393 is charged by schools with online fine arts programs around the country. There has been a 12.5% increase in the median tuition in recent years. The annual median tuition at these onlineschools in 2007 was $11,902.

The range of tuition at online fine arts colleges from least to most affordable is shown in the following chart:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 2
Low cost 2
Average cost 0
Most expensive 2

A yearly tuition of over $21,214 is charged by the costliest online fine arts colleges and universities. The cheapest colleges and universities, however, charge students tuition ranging from $1,320 to $3,255 per year. The accredited online fine arts schools that are the least costly are located in Kansas and Ohio.

  • Associate of Science in General Studies – Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Science in General Studies – Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education – Fine Arts/Humanities
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts – Ceramics
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts – Photography and Video Art
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts – Sculpture

These cheap programs graduated an estimated 14% of fine arts graduates from online schools around the US in 2011. This represents 6,109 of the 44,022 graduates from across the country. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of fine arts graduates from the lowest cost online colleges and universities has decreased, while the number of graduates has increased by 143 graduates annually.

Yearly tuition in the range of $5,685 to $21,100 is charged by other somewhat more costly online fine arts colleges and universities. A reported 2 of the 6 online schools with fine arts programs in the US charge tuition in this range.

A reported 13.2%, or 5,823 of the nation’s fine arts graduates earned their degrees and certificates from these affordable online programs in 2011. In 2006, which was a short 5 years earlier, as much as 26,446 students graduated from these colleges and universities. Therefore, the number of students graduating from these cheap online colleges has decreased by 78%.

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1. Labette Community College Parsons, Kansas $1,320 $1,320
2. Owens Community College Perrysburg, Ohio $3,255 $6,510
3. Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri $5,685 $10,915
4. Maryville University of Saint Louis St. Louis, Missouri $21,100 $21,100
5. Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indiana $21,214 $21,214
6. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Denver, Colorado $26,832 $26,832

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