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2025 Best Fine Arts Schools in New York

31 Colleges in New York
1,721 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in fine arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #66 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 31 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for fine arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,721 degrees in fine arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Fine Arts School

Best Fine Arts Schools in New York Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fine arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Fine Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Fine Arts
Bachelor's Degrees in Fine Arts
Master's Degrees in Fine Arts

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Fine Arts in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fine arts degree levels they offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Fine Arts

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
21st Most Popular In NY
33 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in fine arts needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 33 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
71 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 71 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
95 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in fine arts needs to take a look at Fashion Institute of Technology. Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.

There were roughly 95 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY
39 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in fine arts needs to look into Pratt Institute - Main. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 39 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In NY
35 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 35 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #177 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.

There were approximately 14 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
74 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
84 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 84 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at SVA in the most recent data year.

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The New School
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
103 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

New School University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #197 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.

There were about 103 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
138 Fine Arts Degrees Awarded

Bard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Annandale-On-Hudson. This college ranks 59th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 138 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Bard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 444
Maryland 618 263
New Jersey 614 180
District of Columbia 441 31
Delaware 345 25

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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 730
Art Studies 538
Jewelry Arts 178
Painting 130
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 127
Intermedia/Multimedia 34
Sculpture 32
Drawing 23
Printmaking 13
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 12

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