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

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 Virginia, there were 754 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,842 and $31,603 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 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 Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Mason University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 26 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at VCU

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

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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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