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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Georgia, there were 916 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,845 and $31,819 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia master’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Georgia (With Aid)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$31,305 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 15 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GaSou Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Emory University

#4

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Georgia State University

#5

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$38,975 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 53 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

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