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2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master's For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Painting is the 492nd most popular major in the country with 739 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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

This year’s “Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in painting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality painting programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree painting students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Painting (Income Over $110k)

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 1 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Painting at WSU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Seattle Painting Report

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s painting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree painting students whose families make more than $110k list, Marywood has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood University are $11,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Marywood University Painting Report

#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 Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. 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 more about Painting at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 masters’s painting degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Painting at Temple

#10 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens also took the #10 spot 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 University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

Read full report on Painting at OHIO Athens

#7

Alfred University

Alfred, New York
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Alfred University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Alfred, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s painting students in 2019-2020.

Alfred did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alfred are $24,783, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Alfred Painting Report

#3 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s painting students in 2019-2020.

MICA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 MICA are $49,190.

Full MICA Painting Report

#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Painting at Boston U

#4 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. 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.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Painting Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SCAD Painting Report

#11

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Painting Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

RISD also took the #2 spot 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 Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Painting Report

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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