2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 402 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,475 and $24,141 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$12,776 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Wazzu

#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Central Washington University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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