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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$30,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

Fine & Studio Arts is the #42 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,161 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found Millersville University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $11,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

The excellent master’s degree programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

Edinboro graduate students pay an average of $12,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Temple University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 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. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

PAFA graduate students pay an average of $41,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

The University of the Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

UArts graduate students pay an average of $48,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at The University of the Arts Report

#10

Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA

Moore College of Art and Design ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Moore College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Moore College graduate students pay an average of $49,457 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

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 10 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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