2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools
Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,224 people earned a degree or certificate in fine and studio arts, making the major the #67 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 291 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Fine & Studio Arts
Our analysis found School of the Art Institute of Chicago to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the United States. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Out of the 291 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Out of the 291 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
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With a ranking of #7, New York Academy of Art did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of New York, New York Academy of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Academy of Art University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
School of Visual Arts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Pratt Institute - Main landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Yale University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Eastern Illinois University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
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Azusa Pacific University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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Cranbrook Academy of Art ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #16 on the list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
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University of Iowa ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #18, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.
Bard College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools list. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson.
With a ranking of #20, California College of the Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #20 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #20, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. PAFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #20 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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With a ranking of #25, The New School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lesley University | Cambridge, MA |
| 44 | Lindenwood University | Saint Charles, MO |
| 46 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 46 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 46 | Buffalo State | Buffalo, NY |
| 46 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 50 | Maine College of Art | Portland, ME |
| 50 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 50 | California State University - Fullerton | Fullerton, CA |
| 50 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 54 | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena, CA |
| 54 | University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth | North Dartmouth, MA |
| 54 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 54 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
| 58 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 58 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
Fine & Studio Arts by Region
View the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Fine Arts
One of 9 majors within the area of study, fine and studio arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 27 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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