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

10 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$39,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. 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 Massachusetts, there were 1,022 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,656 and $27,591 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Williams College is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Williams also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Williams College are $59,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tufts University is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168.

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#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMass Dartmouth has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMass Boston has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 23 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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