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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, fine and studio arts was ranked #67 in the country. In fact 3,224 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the Fine Arts doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory 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 Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 50
Florida 78
Georgia 98
North Carolina 60
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 16
Louisiana 36
Alabama 20
South Carolina 14
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 17
West Virginia 3

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

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 8 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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