2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #20 most popular major in California with 6,381 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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Art University the most popular school in California for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 73% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 27% are male.
Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in Fine Arts at Azusa Pacific, 24% are male and 76% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 28 students majoring in Fine Arts at California College of the Arts, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 21 students majoring in Fine Arts at UC Davis, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in Fine Arts at Cal State Fullerton, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Art Center College of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
Women make up 53% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Art Center College of Design Report
San Francisco Art Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SFAI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
About 79% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 21% are male.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.
Of the 13 students majoring in Fine Arts at CSUN, 46% are male and 54% are female.
University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 13 students majoring in Fine Arts at USC, 15% are male and 85% are female.
Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 402 |
Oregon | 419 |
Nevada | 141 |
Hawaii | 116 |
Alaska | 35 |
Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors
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 |
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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 25 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.
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