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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$30,385 Avg Salary

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Williams College the best school in the New England Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the New England Region . Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

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 very large student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Rhode Island School of Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

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 fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges 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

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 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.

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