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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$23,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Goucher College to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Goucher are $9,765 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Goucher College Report

#2

Hood College

Frederick, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hood College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Frederick.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Hood also did well on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, The Graduate Center is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

With a ranking of #6, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Edinboro are $17,835 a year.

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University of Delaware 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 suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $25,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges 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 26 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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