2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

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Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 433 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,767 and $33,694 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 fine and studio 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 Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$26,715 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UO Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$30,047 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the #3 spot on the list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 26 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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