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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$23,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goucher are $9,765 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Goucher College Report

#2

Hood College

Frederick, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hood College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.

Hood also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Hood College Report

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 city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per 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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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Towson University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Edinboro are $17,835 a 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 large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Delaware

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUP are $18,207 a year.

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

#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $25,570 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Binghamton University Report

#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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 #10 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Temple University Report

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges 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

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 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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