2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fine and studio arts was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 37,413 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Southeast Region
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 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky 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 city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arkansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Clemson 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. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
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George Mason University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.
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Request InformationBest Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 945 |
| Virginia | 769 |
| North Carolina | 707 |
| Florida | 1,339 |
| Tennessee | 440 |
| Kentucky | 375 |
| South Carolina | 347 |
| Louisiana | 370 |
| Arkansas | 221 |
| Alabama | 381 |
| Mississippi | 130 |
| West Virginia | 119 |
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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.
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