2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England 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'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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England 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.
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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England 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
Our analysis found Lesley University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Lesley graduate students pay an average of $19,050 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduate students pay an average of $24,000 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Hartford helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UHart are $15,202 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northern Vermont University are $16,488 per year.
Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.
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Williams College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamstown.
Williams graduate students pay an average of $59,728 in tuition and fees each year.
New England College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC 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 NEC are $15,048 a year.
University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
Yale University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Yale graduate students pay an average of $45,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Tufts University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 a year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 931 |
| Connecticut | 412 |
| New Hampshire | 131 |
| Maine | 143 |
| Rhode Island | 279 |
| Vermont | 118 |
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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 17 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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