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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California (With Aid)

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

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 Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” 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 California, there were 6,942 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,810 and $30,915 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California (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 California For Those Getting Aid list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s Fine Arts 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 California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UC 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 California For Those Getting Aid. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UCSD

#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 California For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Full USC Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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