2024 Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your master's degree in fine arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #128 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 master's degrees in fine arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fine arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fine arts students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fine arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Fine Arts Schools

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 Arts Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine Arts in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine arts.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Fine Arts

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in fine arts needs to check out Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a master’s in fine arts from Michigan State University

2

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in fine arts has to take a look at Ferris State University. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in fine arts from Ferris State University

Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	160
Ohio	494	27
Indiana	375	37

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Fine Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Fine Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art History	12
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	10
Art Studies	8
Painting	8
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	7
Sculpture	5
Printmaking	5
Metal Arts	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.