2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,032 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 228 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” 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.

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 fine arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine Arts in Connecticut

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hartford Fine Arts Report

#2

Western Connecticut State University

Danbury, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$26,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WestConn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WestConn are $26,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine Arts at WestConn

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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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