2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

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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 Maryland, there were 706 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,950 and $30,449 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree fine arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maryland doctor’s degree fine arts students list, UMCP has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UMCP

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Johns Hopkins 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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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