2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Maine, there were 162 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,300 and $23,849 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UMaine

#2

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$37,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$30,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #2 spot on the list. Maine College of Art is located in Portland, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maine College of Art, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maine College of Art are $37,250.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Maine College of Art

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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