If you pursue a degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 50 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fine & studio arts. Combined, these schools handed out 3,544 degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.
The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fine & studio arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fine arts degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 49 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from Cornell University earn $4,735 more than the typical fine arts graduate.
It is hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in fine & studio arts. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 188 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts degree program at New York University make $5,716 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Fashion Institute of Technology is a good option for students pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were approximately 108 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program report average early career wages of $23,428.
Any student pursuing a degree in fine & studio arts needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 93 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the fine & studio arts program at Columbia University in the City of New York earn $25,097 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
There were about 123 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,459.
Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were roughly 60 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from Syracuse University make $5,939 more than the typical fine arts grad.
Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the fine arts program report average early career earnings of $25,751.
Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie. This college ranks 19th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 37 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year. Fine & Studio Arts degree recipients from Marist College get an earnings boost of approximately $5,569 over the average income of fine & studio arts majors.
Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were roughly 40 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available. Those fine & studio arts students who get their degree from Barnard College receive $13,609 more than the typical fine arts grad.
University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 fine & studio arts students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the fine arts program make an average of $24,370 in their early career salary.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New York award.
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).
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The fine arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fine & Studio Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for fine & studio arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
