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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 3,224 people earned a degree or certificate in fine and studio arts, making the major the #67 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 41 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 41 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the United States. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Fine & Studio Arts by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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