2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #46 most popular major in Washington with 402 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington 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.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the best value school in Washington for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CWU are $12,127 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #3 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Washington.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wazzu are $13,740 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 6,381 |
| Oregon | 419 |
| Nevada | 141 |
| Hawaii | 116 |
| Alaska | 35 |
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Majors Related to Fine Arts
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 3 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.