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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$22,323 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,385 Avg Salary

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

Fine & Studio Arts is the #32 most popular major in New York with 721 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in New York 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 New York

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #3 for overall quality for Fine Arts in New York.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Binghamton University Report

#3

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Out of the 27 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehman are $11,570 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Fashion Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fine and studio arts schools in New York. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIT SUNY are $12,165 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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#5

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Buffalo State are $12,252 a year.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #7, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn College graduate students pay an average of $11,522 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 per year.

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#9

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University at Albany Report

#10

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY New Paltz are $12,763 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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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