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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region

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Fine & Studio Arts is the 31st most popular major in the country with 37,413 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,051 and had an average of $25,492 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 6,169 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,404 and $26,517 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fine and studio arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Emory University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UNC Chapel Hill

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #3 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Duke

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Virginia

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Georgia

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Florida State

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Fine & Studio Arts Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #9, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Fine Arts degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Fine & Studio Arts Report

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