2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You
With 169 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #75 most popular major in Massachusetts.
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 Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for Fine Arts majors pursuing a .
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts
Our analysis found Lesley University to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lesley are $29,550 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for fine and studio arts students. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year.
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The excellent programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in Massachusetts. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UMass Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $14,408 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Williamstown.
Williams undergraduate students pay an average of $59,660 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Tufts University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.
Tufts also took the #3 spot in our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
Boston University 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. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston U also is in the top 15% of our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking.
Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 70 |
| Rhode Island | 38 |
| New Hampshire | 24 |
| Maine | 35 |
| Vermont | 19 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 7 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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