Indiana contains fifteen schools that offer fine arts programs. Indiana University-Bloomington, the highest-ranking fine arts school in IN, has a total student population of 42,347 and is the 59th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 15 fine arts schools in Indiana, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Butler University comes out as the most expensive ($26,565/yr), with Indiana University-South Bend as the lowest recorded at only $8,512/yr.
Fine Arts students from Indiana schools who go on to become artists, animation artists, fine artists, sculptors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Indiana alone, there are 160 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $32,000. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $61,000/yr and there are 90 employed.
Also, within the fine arts schools in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from fine arts, there are 4523 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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