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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region

26 Colleges
$26,871 Avg Salary
$24,410 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region 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

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#6

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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Southern New Hampshire University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#8

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Maine College of Art came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Maine College of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Portland.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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#10

Vermont College of Fine Arts

Montpelier, VT

Vermont College of Fine Arts ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Montpelier, VCFA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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

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 26 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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