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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Pennsylvania

10 Colleges
$24,402 Avg Salary
$28,647 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #81 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 132 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, The University of the Arts did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts did quite well on this year’s best schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA

Moore College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Moore College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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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
New York 721
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 10 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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