2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in the country with 37,413 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 the New England Region
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 analysis found Williams College to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit 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 Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.
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With a ranking of #7, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Lesley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.
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Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 931 |
| Connecticut | 412 |
| New Hampshire | 131 |
| Maine | 143 |
| Rhode Island | 279 |
| Vermont | 118 |
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Rankings by Major
One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 17 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.