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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

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 .

#1

Hunter College

New York, NY

Our analysis found Hunter College to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large 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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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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#4

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of Visual Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. 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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#5

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 60 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the # 5 spot on the 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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#6

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

New York Academy of Art landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. New York Academy of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. 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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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University 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. Located in the 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 college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in Fine Arts at PAFA, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Report

#9

The New School

New York, NY

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 college with a fairly 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 colleges 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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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