2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Oregon, there were 433 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,767 and $33,694 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 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 Master’s in Oregon” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$20,140 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UO

#2

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$30,047 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 26 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific Northwest College of Art, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

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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.

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