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

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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 Washington, there were 402 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,475 and $24,141 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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 Master’s in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington.

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

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$12,776 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Wazzu

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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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