2025 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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 Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 63 master's degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

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

More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio 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 & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in Missouri

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Fine Arts

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

20 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from Washington University in St Louis

2

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

33 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Lindenwood University if you want to pursue a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Saint Charles.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from Lindenwood University

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	174	32
Iowa	154	39
Kansas	149	15
Nebraska	123	37
North Dakota	115	2
South Dakota	89	2

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Fine & Studio Arts Related Rankings by Major

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Art History	34
Fine Arts	20
Art Studies	7
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	111
Drama & Theater Arts	42
Design & Applied Arts	21
General Visual & Performing Arts	6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	5
Arts & Media Management	5

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.