2024 Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
7
Colleges in the Plains States Region
44
Master's Degrees
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 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 44 master's degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Fine Arts School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of fine arts for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fine arts students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of fine arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- 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 schools for fine arts students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.