by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fine Arts is the 66th most popular major in the country with 11,681 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,147 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. UNO is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees 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%.
Morehead State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 1 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Georgia Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Belmont University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 11 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Louisville ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 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 Kentucky landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 1 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
East Carolina University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 7 students 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%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Florida State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of Mississippi ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cumberland University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lebanon, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bob Jones University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lander University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lander University is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 0 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Mississippi College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Harding University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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