2024 Best Painting Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Painting is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #474 out of the 1172 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of painting. Combined, these schools handed out 49 master's degrees in painting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Painting School for Your Master's Degree

The painting master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality painting program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to painting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of painting 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized painting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for painting students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Painting Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Painting Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in painting.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Painting

1

Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Maryland Institute College of Art is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in painting. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in painting from Maryland Institute College of Art

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in painting needs to check out Temple University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in painting from Temple University

3

New York Academy of Art
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

New York Academy of Art is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in painting. Located in the city of New York, New York Academy of Art is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in painting from New York Academy of Art

4

Alfred University
Alfred, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Alfred University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in painting. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in painting from Alfred University

Best Painting Colleges by State

Explore the best painting colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	37
Pennsylvania	607	2
Maryland	363	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Painting

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Painting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art History	400
Fine Arts	297
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	39
Art Studies	22
Sculpture	18
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	16
Jewelry Arts	8
Drawing	6
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	6
Intermedia/Multimedia	4

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.