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

a master's degree in fine & studio arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #58 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for fine & studio arts students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in fine & studio arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 colleges 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 Alabama 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 Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in fine & studio arts.

Top Alabama Schools for a Master's in Fine Arts

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

13 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from The University of Alabama

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

1 Annual Graduates

University of South Alabama is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in fine & studio arts. USA is a large public university located in the city of Mobile.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from University of South Alabama

2

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

2 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in fine & studio arts. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in fine & studio arts from University of Alabama at Birmingham

Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	75
Georgia	190	93
Virginia	182	39
North Carolina	178	55
Tennessee	166	24
Kentucky	147	16
Louisiana	147	36
South Carolina	146	14
Mississippi	145	3
Arkansas	121	17
West Virginia	112	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
Art History	8
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	4
Fine Arts	3
Intermedia/Multimedia	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	26
Design & Applied Arts	16
Drama & Theater Arts	14

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.