2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in the country with 37,413 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. 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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Goucher College to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Goucher are $9,765 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.
Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hood also is in the top 20% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.
The Graduate Center excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.
Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Edinboro are $17,835 per year.
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University of Delaware landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $18,207 per year.
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Binghamton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.
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Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.
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Request InformationBest Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,161 |
| New York | 3,302 |
| Maryland | 623 |
| New Jersey | 765 |
| District of Columbia | 142 |
| Delaware | 58 |
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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 26 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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