by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking.
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 New England region, there were 2,034 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,871 and $24,410 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 326 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine Media College landed the #1 spot on the list. Maine Media College is a small school located in Rockport, Maine that handed out 11 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maine College of Art. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pine Manor College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Pine Manor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vermont College of Fine Arts. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region. Montpelier, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #5 spot on the list. RISD is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 36 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Williams College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Williams College is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
With a ranking of #8, Lesley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 20 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Yale University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 44 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Northern Vermont University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Northern Vermont University
University of Hartford ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. University of Hartford is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Hartford
With a ranking of #12, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Fine & Studio Arts Report
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Western Connecticut State University
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Boston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Massachusetts Amherst Fine & Studio Arts Report
With a ranking of #19, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Connecticut
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 5 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Brown University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rhode Island College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Rhode Island College is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Northeastern University
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