2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

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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 Rhode Island, there were 300 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,180 and $29,549 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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 Master’s in Rhode Island

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

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

#1

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$54,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RISD are $54,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Brown

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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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