2024 Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

If you plan on getting your master's degree in fine & studio arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #58 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in fine & studio arts to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fine & studio arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fine & studio arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt fine & studio arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fine & studio arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fine & studio arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Fine & Studio Arts Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in Oregon

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Fine Arts

1

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR

21 Annual Graduates

$24,540 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in fine & studio arts has to take a look at Pacific Northwest College of Art. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Portland.

Students who graduate with their master's from the fine arts program report average early career income of $24,540.

More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from Pacific Northwest College of Art

2

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in fine & studio arts has to look into University of Oregon. UO is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from University of Oregon

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

13 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Portland State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from Portland State University

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	367
Washington	183	12
Nevada	105	6
Hawaii	85	5
Alaska	52	3

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Fine & Studio Arts Related Rankings by Major

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Fine Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	21
Art Studies	15
Art History	4
Printmaking	3
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Fine Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	63
Design & Applied Arts	18
Drama & Theater Arts	17
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	12
Arts & Media Management	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.