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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $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 Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 10 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Williams College landed the #1 spot on the list. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Williams also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Williams College are $59,350, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston U Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

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#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

Full Northeastern Fine & Studio Arts Report

#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 $48-$75k ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Massachusetts Amherst

With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UMass Dartmouth

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree fine arts students whose families make $48-$75k 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 did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 23 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lesley University Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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