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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 58 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Fine Arts majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 71% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 12 students majoring in Fine Arts at NYU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Of the 10 students majoring in Fine Arts at Harvard, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Harvard University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in Fine Arts at UChicago, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#5

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bard College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Bard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson.

About 67% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Bard College Report

#8

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Pennsylvania Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

About 75% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

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 Doctor's Degree Schools award.

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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 36 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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