2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 19,826 people earned their degree in art studies, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,601 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in art studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality art studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the art studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Art Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Radford, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382.
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
ETSU also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UofM also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Louisville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Clemson University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.
Mississippi College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MC are $12,322, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Miami came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Art Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s art studies degrees in 2019-2020.
U Miami also made our “Best Art Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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