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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$32,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New York, there were 3,639 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,439 and $31,641 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York” 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.

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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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York”.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in New York

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Binghamton University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stony Brook University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Cornell University

#5

Bard College

Annandale-On-Hudson, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bard College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. This small school is located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Bard also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bard are $37,484, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Bard College

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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