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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Rhode Island, there were 300 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,180 and $29,549 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

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

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

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Full Brown Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k list. RIC is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island College are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RIC Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$54,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

RISD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” 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.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at RISD

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the New England 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.

Credits

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

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