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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$35,381 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor'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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the Fine Arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best value school in the Southeast Region for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emory are $45,684 a year.

Emory also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Emory University Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 15% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Georgia

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke also took the #5 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 20% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Florida

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

VCU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best 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

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 8 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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