2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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.
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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in Fine Arts at Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 20% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means School of Visual Arts is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 53 students majoring in Fine Arts at SVA, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
About 68% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 32% are male.
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New York Academy of Art came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York Academy of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 46 students majoring in Fine Arts at New York Academy of Art, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 37 students majoring in Fine Arts at Columbia, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 80% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in Fine Arts at PAFA, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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The New School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Fine & Studio Arts students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bard College | Annandale-On-Hudson, NY |
| 12 | The City College of New York | New York, NY |
| 12 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best fine and studio arts schools 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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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