2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 391 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 53 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fine and studio arts.
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The fine arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region”.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree fine arts students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Warren Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Warren Wilson College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 59 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Savannah College of Art and Design Fine & Studio Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Radford Fine & Studio Arts Report
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Duke
Winthrop University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Winthrop University
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 21 students 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%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University
University of New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Full University of New Orleans Fine & Studio Arts Report
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. New Orleans, Louisiana 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 11 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%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Memphis ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UofM
Georgia State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 15 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Georgia State University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Fine & Studio Arts Report
University of Arkansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 13 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at UA Little Rock
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
University of Florida came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Fine Arts degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at UF
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full USF Tampa Fine & Studio Arts Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 11 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Fine & Studio Arts Report
Louisiana Tech University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana Tech University Fine & Studio Arts Report
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Morehead State University
University of Louisville landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Louisville Fine & Studio Arts Report
The University of Alabama ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 13 masters’s Fine Arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 The University of Alabama Fine & Studio Arts Report
Western Carolina University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at WCU
Georgia Southern University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Southern University Fine & Studio Arts Report
Florida State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Fine Arts Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s Fine Arts students 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 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%.
Full Florida State University Fine & Studio Arts Report
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