2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,199 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,121 and $31,933 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts

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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