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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

In 2020-2021, 769 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #44 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

2 Doctor's Degrees

#2 in Quality in Virginia

$20,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

1 Doctor's Degrees

#10 in Quality in Virginia

$15,518 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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