# Best Art Schools in Zaria, Kaduna State

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Source: Ranked (ranked.ng), Nigeria's directory of record. Ranking as published on 2026-09-04.
Ranked lists 8 art schools in Zaria; 453 Google reviews analysed. Ranking order is never for sale.

Belcanto Expression Citadel has a 5.0 rating from 11 reviews, while ABU Zaria has 4.4 stars from 205 reviews. The contrast is plain: one has the higher score, while the other has a much larger body of reviews.

Eight art schools are ranked in Zaria, Kaduna State. Nigerian Institute Of Leather And Science Technology Samaru, Zaria has 4.1 stars from 127 reviews, and Faculty of Education, ABU, Zaria. has 4.0 stars from 57 reviews. ABU Business School (Center for Excellence) has 4.4 stars from 35 reviews.

## What the data shows for art schools in Zaria

Counted from every art schools ranked in Zaria, not only the ones in the table.

- Ranked: 8
- With five or more Google reviews: 7
- Total Google reviews: 453
- Rated 4.5 or higher: 2; 4.0 to 4.4: 6; below 4.0: 0; unrated: 0
- Median reviews per business: 23
- Phone listed: 6; website: 2; opening hours: 7; photo on file: 8
- Most reviewed: ABU Zaria (205, 4.4); Nigerian Institute Of Leather And Science Technology Samaru, Zaria (127, 4.1); Faculty of Education, ABU, Zaria. (57, 4.0)
- Median published city for art schools on Ranked: 11 listed, across 28 cities
- Newest Google review held for this set: 2026-01

## Ranking (top 8 of 8)

| # | Business | Google rating | Reviews | Phone | Address | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU Zaria | 4.4 | 205 | 0706 469 7692 | 3PMF+5Q2, Wada, Tudun Wada 810282, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/abu-zaria-gsnuja |
| 2 | Faculty of Education, ABU, Zaria. | 4.0 | 57 | 0706 575 9537 | 4MX2+FJJ, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/faculty-of-education-abu-zaria-untp5w |
| 3 | Nigerian Institute Of Leather And Science Technology Samaru, Zaria | 4.1 | 127 |  | 5M64+7W7, 3 Leather Research Road, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/nigerian-institute-of-leather-and-science-technology-samaru-zaria-zmswt4 |
| 4 | ABU Business School (Center for Excellence) | 4.4 | 35 |  | Unnamed Road, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/abu-business-school-center-for-excellence-_yclpy |
| 5 | Belcanto Expression Citadel | 5.0 | 11 | 0810 317 2207 | ABU Zaria, Samaru, local, behind Nigerian institute of lether research, government area, Zaria 810211, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/belcanto-expression-citadel-fvlzr0 |
| 6 | Nigerian College Of Aviation Technology (Ncat) Zaria | 4.3 | 9 | 14963601 | Sokoto Road, Pmb 1031, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/nigerian-college-of-aviation-technology-ncat-zaria-iqu6ys |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS Faculty of Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria | 4.3 | 3 | 0811 201 4793 | 5M23+FR8 ABU, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/department-of-theatre-and-performing-arts-faculty-of-arts-ahmadu-bello-university-zaria-nigeria-3f7ob4 |
| 8 | Fine Arts Department | 4.5 | 6 | 0803 507 3846 | 5M22+89M, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/fine-arts-department-uspldq |

## Frequently asked questions

### Which art school in Zaria has a 5.0 rating?

Belcanto Expression Citadel has a 5.0 rating from 11 reviews. The score comes from fewer reviews than ABU Zaria's 205 or Nigerian Institute Of Leather And Science Technology Samaru, Zaria's 127, so the review counts give useful context.

### How do ABU Zaria and Belcanto Expression Citadel compare on reviews?

ABU Zaria has 4.4 stars from 205 reviews. Belcanto Expression Citadel has 5.0 stars from 11 reviews. Belcanto has the higher rating, but ABU Zaria's score is based on 194 more reviews.

### How many art schools are ranked in Zaria?

There are 8 ranked art schools in Zaria, Kaduna State. Ratings for the first five range from 4.0 for Faculty of Education, ABU, Zaria. to 5.0 for Belcanto Expression Citadel.

### Which Zaria art schools have more than 100 reviews?

ABU Zaria has 205 reviews and a 4.4 rating. Nigerian Institute Of Leather And Science Technology Samaru, Zaria has 127 reviews and a 4.1 rating. Each has a larger review count than the other three in the first five.

### Do ABU Zaria and ABU Business School have the same rating?

Yes. ABU Zaria and ABU Business School (Center for Excellence) both have 4.4 stars. Their review counts differ: ABU Zaria has 205 reviews, while ABU Business School (Center for Excellence) has 35.

## About this data

Ranked is a directory: it is not the businesses it lists and does not act for them. Ratings and review counts are Google's, quoted as sourced; the order, the composite score and the counts above are Ranked's own.
Methodology: https://ranked.ng/how-we-rank. JSON with the score breakdown: https://ranked.ng/dataset/rankings/art-schools/zaria.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp.
Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/art-schools/zaria, as accessed on 2026-09-06.