2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 37,413 people earned a degree or certificate in fine and studio arts, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 227 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the Fine Arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Out of the 227 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Out of the 227 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY landed the # 5 spot on the list. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Eastern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
Williams College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
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Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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American University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
With a ranking of #17, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas Christian University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Azusa Pacific University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Southern Methodist University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
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Goucher College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 36 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA |
| 37 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 38 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| 39 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 40 | Tufts University | Medford, MA |
| 41 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD |
| 42 | University of California - Davis | Davis, CA |
| 43 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 44 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 45 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
Fine & Studio Arts by Region
View the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Fine Arts
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Music | 25,910 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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