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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$27,926 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 3,302 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Fine & Studio Arts

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in New York. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Binghamton University Report

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 per year.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at New York University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#6

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bard are $38,399 a year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Bard College

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,161
Maryland 623
New Jersey 765
District of Columbia 142
Delaware 58

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 6 schools only.

  • 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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