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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York

29 Colleges
$25,662 Avg Salary
$22,058 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in New York 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY is a great place for fine and studio arts students. Located in the large city of New York, Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

New York Academy of Art

New York, NY

Out of the 29 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Academy of Art landed the # 5 spot on the list. New York Academy of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

Pratt Institute - Main came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York ranking. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#8

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fine and studio arts programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Colleges 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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