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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the New England region, there were 901 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree fine arts students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in the New England Region

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #1 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847.

Read more about Fine Arts at UHart

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2019-2020.

Lesley also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lesley Fine Arts Report

#4

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.

Northern Vermont University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Vermont University are $16,488.

Read full report on Fine Arts at Northern Vermont University

#5

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #5 spot on the list. SNHU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 33 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University are $18,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#9 in overall quality

New England College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 2 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine Arts at New England College

#8 in overall quality

Western Connecticut State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Western Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Danbury, Connecticut. It awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn also made our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Connecticut State University are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WestConn Fine Arts Report

#8

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Maine College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree fine arts students list, Maine College of Art has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Maine College of Art are $37,250.

Full Maine College of Art Fine Arts Report

#9

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Fine Arts Report

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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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