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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$18,331 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

Fine & Studio Arts is the #61 most popular major in California with 386 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found San Jose State University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at San Jose State are $9,286 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great value for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $8,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $8,477 per year.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 28 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of California - Berkeley Report

California State University - Chico did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chico State are $9,298 per year.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $8,826 per year.

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Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 12
Oregon 46
Nevada 6
Hawaii 5
Alaska 3

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.

  • 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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