2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate 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 Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for Fine Arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Hood College to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Hood is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lindenwood University is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
University of Tulsa graduate students pay an average of $25,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNA are $13,860 a year.
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Buffalo State did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Buffalo State are $24,042 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.
George Mason University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.
New York Academy of Art ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, New York Academy of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
New York Academy of Art graduate students pay an average of $41,366 in tuition and fees each year.
Fine & Studio Arts by Region
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors for Fine Arts
One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 16 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.
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