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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,681 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,725 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. That schools that top this list have a program in fine arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree fine arts students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laguna College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. LCAD is located in Laguna Beach, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California College of the Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. California College of the Arts is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 28 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otis College of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 23 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
California Institute of the Arts landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Valencia, California, and it awarded 20 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Claremont Graduate University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Portland State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Oregon ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
California State University - Fullerton came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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San Jose State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State LA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 4 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Fine Arts Report
San Francisco State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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