2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Tennessee

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Tennessee, there were 464 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,067 and $28,330 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 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 Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k.

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

#1

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at East Tennessee State University

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Full UofM Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,025 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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