2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast region, there were 6,315 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,274 and $27,332 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students with aid.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, Emory University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, Emory has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.
University of Louisville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students with aid list, UofL has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.
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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%.
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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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