2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Connecticut (With Aid)

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 Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” 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 Connecticut, there were 499 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,267 and $24,777 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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 Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$25,525 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 55 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

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

#3

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

WestConn also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Western Connecticut State University

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,420 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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.

Credits

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

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