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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,302 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 New York.

#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 New York. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school 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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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 New York list. Located in the city of New York, Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a private for-profit college 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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in New York. 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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#4

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

Out of the 29 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Visual Arts landed the # 4 spot on the 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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in New York. 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 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 #6 on the list. New York Academy of Art is a fairly 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.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at New York Academy of Art Report

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#9

The New School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, The New School 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 city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 7% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at The New School Report

#10

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

With a ranking of #10, Bard College 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 town of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Bard College Report

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,161
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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