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In 2020-2021, 11,922 people earned their degree in fine arts, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 785 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 148 fine arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in fine arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fine arts.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree fine arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maine Media College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region. Rockport, 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 11 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 18 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermont College of Fine Arts. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region. Vermont College of Fine Arts is located in Montpelier, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Northern Vermont University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s fine arts degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Hartford ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 8 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s fine arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 masters’s fine arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northeastern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s fine arts degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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