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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 754 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,842 and $31,603 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree fine arts students with aid list, University of Virginia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality
$29,544 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #2 spot on the list. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality
$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$42,123 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#5 in overall quality
$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Radford also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford University are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
#3 in overall quality
$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$24,325 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 26 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Liberty University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Liberty University has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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.

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