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

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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 Alabama, there were 384 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,563 and $27,574 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

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 Alabama For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$16,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. University of South Alabama is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of South Alabama Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 12 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UA

#3

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 1 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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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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