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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $75-$110k” 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 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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Full Johns Hopkins University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson, Maryland 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.

Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Towson

#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goucher College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k. Goucher College is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Goucher, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher College are $9,047.

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 $75-$110k 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.

Hood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hood College are $9,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Hood College

Maryland Institute College of Art came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Maryland Institute College of Art 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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