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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California” 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 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” 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California list. UCLA 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #2 spot on the list. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UCSB

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

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 UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UCSD

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at University of Southern California

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees 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 are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Stanford University

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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.

Credits

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