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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts

5 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 545 people earned their degree in jewelry arts, making the major the 823rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in jewelry arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent jewelry arts programs, but they also 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 jewelry arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree jewelry arts students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 12 masters’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

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#2

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnbrook Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnbrook Academy are $40,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Carnbrook Academy

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Master’s. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 4 masters’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RISD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RISD are $54,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Rhode Island School of Design

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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