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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana” 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 Montana, there were 120 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,150 and $27,232 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Montana State University

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Master’s in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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