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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making Over $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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree fine arts students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#1

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$25,679 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at ETSU

#2

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 #2 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 9 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Knoxville Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Making Over $110k. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofM Fine & Studio Arts Report

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