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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

With 729 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #37 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ferris are $8,232 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

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#5

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnbrook Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carnbrook Academy are $42,110 a year.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 880
Illinois 1,584
Indiana 645
Wisconsin 585

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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