2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southeast region, there were 6,315 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,274 and $27,332 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students list, Florida State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Emory University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.
Emory also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676.
Duke University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree fine arts students list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, 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%.
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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.
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