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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$40,689 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #67 most popular major in the country with 3,224 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the New England Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools

#1

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA
$29,550 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Lesley University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lesley are $29,550 a year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Lesley University Report

$39,800 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design undergraduate students pay an average of $39,800 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great value for fine and studio arts students. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $44,885 per year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Hartford

$26,892 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Vermont University is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Vermont University are $26,892 per year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Vermont University Report

$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#6

Williams College

Williamstown, MA
$59,660 Average Tuition & Fees

Williams College 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. Located in the fringe town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Williams undergraduate students pay an average of $59,660 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Williams College

#6

New England College

Henniker, NH
$28,360 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, New England College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NEC are $28,360 a year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at New England College

$41,192 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Connecticut

#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #10, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Tufts University Report

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best fine and studio arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 169
Connecticut 70
Rhode Island 38
New Hampshire 24
Maine 35
Vermont 19

More Fine & Studio Arts Rankings in the New England Region

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 18 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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