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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Southeast region, there were 6,315 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,274 and $27,332 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Florida

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Florida State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Florida State University

#4

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Virginia

#5

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UNC Chapel Hill

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Emory University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 5 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k list, Emory has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Emory University

#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UofL also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Louisville

#7 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full VCU 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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