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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Maryland, there were 706 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,950 and $30,449 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Towson University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goucher College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Goucher also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher College are $9,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Goucher

#5

Hood College

Frederick, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hood College landed the #5 spot on the list. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hood, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hood College are $9,070, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Hood College Fine & Studio Arts Report

Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 35 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MICA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryland Institute College of Art are $49,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at MICA

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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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