2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drawing

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 358 people earned their degree in drawing, making the major the 680th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 drawing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in drawing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great drawing programs and 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 drawing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Drawing

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s. UM is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 4 masters’s drawing degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Drawing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242.

Read more about Drawing at UM

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 10 masters’s drawing degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Drawing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Drawing at Georgia State University

#3

New York Academy of Art

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,366 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Drawing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Academy of Art landed the #3 spot on the list. New York Academy of Art is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 7 masters’s drawing degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Academy of Art also made our “Best Drawing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York Academy of Art are $41,366.

Read full report on Drawing at New York Academy of Art

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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