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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$26,686 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

With 56 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #79 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland 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.

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.

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

Check out the Fine Arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Fine & Studio Arts

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the best value school in Maryland for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

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#2

Hood College

Frederick, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

Hood did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

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

Towson graduate students pay an average of $11,034 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Maryland - College Park

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland Institute College of Art landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

MICA graduate students pay an average of $52,040 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Maryland Institute College of Art Report

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #6, Johns Hopkins University 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 large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Maryland.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Johns Hopkins University

Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 721
Pennsylvania 132
New Jersey 24
District of Columbia 41
Delaware 5

One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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