2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
With 440 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #35 most popular major in Tennessee.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,380 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #4 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Tennessee.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Belmont University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Belmont are $25,180 a year.
Belmont also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #3.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 945 |
| Virginia | 769 |
| North Carolina | 707 |
| Florida | 1,339 |
| Kentucky | 375 |
| South Carolina | 347 |
| Louisiana | 370 |
| Arkansas | 221 |
| Alabama | 381 |
| Mississippi | 130 |
| West Virginia | 119 |
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors for Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 4 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.