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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $30-$48k)

11 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Painting Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 739 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 492nd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in painting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great painting 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 painting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income $30-$48k)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read more about Painting at UW Seattle

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Painting at Boston University

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Painting at WSU

#4

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153.

Read full report on Painting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Painting Report

#6

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Marywood University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s painting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree painting students whose families make $30-$48k list, Marywood has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood University are $11,438.

Full Marywood University Painting Report

#7

Alfred University

Alfred, New York
#9 in overall quality

Alfred University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Alfred University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Alfred also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred University are $24,783, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Painting at Alfred

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree painting students whose families make $30-$48k list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

Full OHIO Athens Painting Report

#9

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Rhode Island School of Design is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 10 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree painting students whose families make $30-$48k list, RISD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RISD are $54,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Painting Report

#10

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. MICA is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree painting students whose families make $30-$48k list, SCAD has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Painting at SCAD

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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