2024 Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your master's degree in fine arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #128 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 master's degrees in fine arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fine arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fine arts students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fine arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Fine Arts Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine Arts in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine arts.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in Fine Arts

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in fine arts has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in fine arts from University of Pennsylvania

2

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in fine arts. PAFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in fine arts from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

3

Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Moore College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a master's degree in fine arts. Moore College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in fine arts from Moore College of Art and Design

Best Fine Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Fine Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	224
Maryland	363	10
New Jersey	346	3
District of Columbia	334	8
Delaware	151	1

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Fine Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Fine Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	19
Art History	17
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	6
Jewelry Arts	5
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	4
Sculpture	3
Printmaking	3
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	3
Intermedia/Multimedia	2
Painting	2

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.