2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,199 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,121 and $31,933 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fine and studio arts programs and 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UPenn

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Temple

#3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Fine & Studio Arts Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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