If you plan on getting your master's degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 master's degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2022-2023 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fine & studio arts students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of fine & studio arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt fine & studio arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine & studio arts related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fine & studio arts students working on their master's degree.
The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in Wisconsin
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Soon after graduation, fine arts master's recipients generally make about $30,934 in the first five years of their career.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population.
Master's recipients from the fine & studio arts program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee make $4,373 above the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
