2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in fine and studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #82 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in Fine Arts matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for fine and studio arts, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio Arts Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for fine and studio arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for fine and studio arts students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Fine Arts Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in fine and studio arts has to take a look at University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts in California.

There were approximately 6 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Barbara if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in fine and studio arts. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts in California.

There were roughly 3 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in fine and studio arts has to look into Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts in California.

There were about 2 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Berkeley is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in fine and studio arts. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts in California.

There were about 2 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts in California.

There were roughly 1 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in fine and studio arts in California.

There were roughly 1 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	2
Oregon	102	0

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Fine & Studio Arts Related Rankings by Major

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Art History	15

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	116
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	19
Drama & Theater Arts	13
Other Visual Art	5
Dance	3
General Visual & Performing Arts	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.