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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$23,622 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,662 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts 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 Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in New York to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year.

The Graduate Center also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list, coming in at #3.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Binghamton University are $10,390 a year.

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#3

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lehman College is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY
$8,486 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Buffalo State is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Buffalo State are $8,486 a year.

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$7,793 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fashion Institute of Technology is a great value for fine and studio arts students. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIT SUNY are $7,793 a year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Brooklyn College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Hunter College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hunter are $7,382 per year.

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#9

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$10,408 Average Tuition & Fees

University at Albany landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.

UAlbany undergraduate students pay an average of $10,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
$8,523 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY New Paltz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $8,523 per year.

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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
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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