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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$18,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

Fine & Studio Arts is the #20 most popular major in California with 6,381 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in California to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $9,286 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 28 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFSU are $8,738 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at California State University - Northridge Report

University of California - Berkeley 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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California State University - Chico ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chico State are $9,298 per year.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State 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. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Fresno 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 #9 on the list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $8,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at California State University - Sacramento Report

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 402
Oregon 419
Nevada 141
Hawaii 116
Alaska 35

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 25 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.

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