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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Far Western US region, there were 8,042 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,475 and $30,349 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree fine arts students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, UCSB has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UCSB

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of California - Berkeley

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of California - San Diego

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at USC

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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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