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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in California

28 Colleges
$30,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #20 most popular major in California with 6,381 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton 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 #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 402
Oregon 419
Nevada 141
Hawaii 116
Alaska 35

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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