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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$33,754 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the Fine Arts graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Hood College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Frederick.

Hood graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hood also is in the top 10% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#2

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Buffalo State is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their graduate certificate. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Buffalo State are $24,042 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Buffalo State Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New York Academy of Art helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . New York Academy of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New York Academy of Art are $41,366 a year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at New York Academy of Art

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PAFA are $41,356 per year.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 721
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.

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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