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Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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$30,385 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 769 degrees and certificates were awarded to fine and studio arts students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #44 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Fine Arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

Women make up 71% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#2

Radford University

Radford, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Radford University is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 945
North Carolina 707
Florida 1,339
Tennessee 440
Kentucky 375
South Carolina 347
Louisiana 370
Arkansas 221
Alabama 381
Mississippi 130
West Virginia 119

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 6 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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