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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” 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 Rhode Island, there were 300 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,180 and $29,549 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. RIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIC Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Full Brown University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$54,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. RISD is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 36 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Fine & Studio Arts Report

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

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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