2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the New England Region

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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 the New England region, there were 2,272 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,439 and $27,292 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#5 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

Full University of Maine Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Yale University

#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harvard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Boston University

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#4 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Brown

• 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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