2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You
Fine & Studio Arts is the #81 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 132 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
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 analysis found Millersville University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Millersville are $11,934 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Edinboro are $12,246 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $12,618 per year.
Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.
Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Carnegie Mellon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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University of Pennsylvania 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 large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality for Fine Arts in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PAFA are $41,356 a year.
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The University of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UArts are $48,530 a year.
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Moore College of Art and Design ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Moore College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Moore College graduate students pay an average of $49,457 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Moore College of Art and Design Report
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 |
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New York | 721 |
Maryland | 56 |
New Jersey | 24 |
District of Columbia | 41 |
Delaware | 5 |
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Majors Related to Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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.
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