| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of California-Santa Barbara | Bachelor’s | $44,106 | $12,734 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California College of the Arts | Bachelor’s | $44,012 | $15,000 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $43,987 | $14,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Master’s | University of South Florida | Master’s | $43,971 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of North Florida | Bachelor’s | $43,804 | $16,014 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Northern Arizona University | Bachelor’s | $43,792 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Arkansas State University | Bachelor’s | $43,758 | — |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Hartford | Bachelor’s | $43,700 | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Bakersfield | Bachelor’s | $43,534 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $43,469 | $24,052 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Long Beach | Bachelor’s | $43,349 | $13,870 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Bachelor’s | $43,321 | $21,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Arizona | Bachelor’s | $43,314 | $19,229 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $43,240 | $18,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Associate’s | Seminole State College of Florida | Associate’s | $43,175 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Bachelor’s | $43,138 | $21,500 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of California-Irvine | Bachelor’s | $43,120 | $14,923 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of the Pacific | Bachelor’s | $43,093 | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | Academy of Art University | Bachelor’s | $43,084 | $31,688 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Georgia | Bachelor’s | $43,046 | $22,412 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Master’s | American Film Institute Conservatory | Master’s | $43,012 | $155,710 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Central Florida | Bachelor’s | $42,954 | $18,050 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Northridge | Bachelor’s | $42,904 | $15,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $42,870 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | San Francisco State University | Bachelor’s | $42,868 | $18,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $42,774 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $42,681 | $19,125 |
| Dance, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $42,624 | $14,697 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Bachelor’s | $42,490 | $22,750 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-San Bernardino | Bachelor’s | $42,468 | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $42,457 | $20,791 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | California State University-Fullerton | Bachelor’s | $42,455 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Georgia State University | Bachelor’s | $42,454 | $25,150 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $42,392 | $14,478 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | California State University-Chico | Bachelor’s | $42,269 | $10,673 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Associate’s | Academy of Art University | Associate’s | $42,221 | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General, Bachelor’s | Grand Canyon University | Bachelor’s | $42,219 | $26,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of West Florida | Bachelor’s | $42,115 | $17,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | The University of Tampa | Bachelor’s | $42,090 | $21,250 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $42,090 | $19,587 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | California State University-Sacramento | Bachelor’s | $41,969 | $15,050 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor’s | $41,933 | $18,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor’s | $41,853 | $21,598 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | San Diego State University | Bachelor’s | $41,812 | $15,000 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Bachelor’s | $41,768 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $41,745 | $19,125 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | University of North Alabama | Bachelor’s | $41,734 | $27,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of Florida | Bachelor’s | $41,707 | $14,860 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Chapman University | Bachelor’s | $41,698 | $23,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Jacksonville State University | Bachelor’s | $41,659 | $19,292 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Bachelor’s | Savannah College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $41,651 | $23,291 |
| Music, Master’s | University of Northern Colorado | Master’s | $41,645 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Undergraduate certificate | Gemological Institute of America-Carlsbad | Undergraduate certificate | $41,627 | $8,233 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Bachelor’s | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Bachelor’s | $41,617 | $35,519 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $41,610 | $17,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Master’s | Chapman University | Master’s | $41,394 | $150,568 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Bachelor’s | University of California-San Diego | Bachelor’s | $41,389 | $14,644 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor’s | $41,309 | $19,250 |
| Music, Bachelor’s | Stetson University | Bachelor’s | $41,298 | $25,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor’s | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor’s | $41,265 | $20,358 |