2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 466 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UPenn Fine Arts Report

#2

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$17,835 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Edinboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are $17,835, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at Edinboro

#3

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$41,356 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts landed the #3 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

PAFA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at PAFA are $41,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

#4

Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$48,017 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moore College of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Moore College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Moore College of Art and Design are $48,017.

Read more about Fine Arts at Moore College of Art and Design

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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