2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 123 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.
Top 15% Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent programs at Lafayette College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Easton.
The excellent programs at Gemological Institute of America-New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Gemological Institute of America-New York is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
On average, Fine Arts graduates from Gemological Institute of America-New York take out $8,233 in student loans while working on their degree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Moravian College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Moravian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at UMCP take out is $19,500.
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LaGuardia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Vassar College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, Fine Arts graduates from Vassar take out $19,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
With a ranking of #9, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at TCNJ take out is $25,000.
St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fine and studio arts programs. Located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public school with a small student population.
Skidmore College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, Skidmore is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Fine Arts majors at Skidmore take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #12 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
On average, Fine Arts graduates from Columbia take out $20,295 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Carnegie Mellon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
While working on their degree, Fine Arts majors at Carnegie Mellon accumulate an average of around $24,910 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #14, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.
The average amount in student loans that Fine Arts majors at Towson take out is $20,461. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $259, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.
Fine Arts majors at Pitt take out an average of $26,608 in student loans while working on their egree.
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American University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
On average, Fine Arts graduates from The American University take out $25,375 in student loans while working on their degree.
Goucher College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Fine & Studio Arts students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 20 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 21 | Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| 22 | Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York, NY |
| 23 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 24 | New York University | New York, NY |
Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,161 |
| New York | 3,302 |
| Maryland | 623 |
| New Jersey | 765 |
| District of Columbia | 142 |
| Delaware | 58 |
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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 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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