2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

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Fine Arts is the 67th most popular major in the country with 12,032 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 291 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

UMCP also took the #0 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Read more about Fine Arts at UMCP

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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