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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York

27 Colleges
$25,662 Avg Salary
$22,058 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in New York with 721 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in New York for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY is a great place for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of New York, Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

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

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York Academy of Art did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. New York Academy of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York ranking. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 132
Maryland 56
New Jersey 24
District of Columbia 41
Delaware 5

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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