25 Most Popular Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Programs

In 2017-2018, 3,687 students received their master’s degree in fine and studio arts from an American university. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,750	$48,750
Fees for Full-Time Students	$860	$860
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,625	$1,625

The school reported having 276 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 276 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$46,000	$46,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	$6,800	$6,800
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,553	$1,553

In 2017-2018, Sotheby’s Institute of Art - NY reported having 3 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Yale.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Yale University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,000	$41,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,081. Of that number, 1,447 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,485 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at New School University can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at The New School

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,247	$44,247
Fees for Full-Time Students	$360	$360
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,795	$1,795

There were 820 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 282 were classified as teaching assistants, and 247 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Academy of Art University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Academy of Art University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$23,568	$23,568
Fees for Full-Time Students	$300	$300
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$982	$982

These are the average costs for graduate students attending SFAI.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at San Francisco Art Institute

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$46,010	$46,010
Fees for Full-Time Students	$870	$870
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,020	$2,020

In 2017-2018, there were 62 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 62 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending NYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

Across all programs, there were 812 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Hunter can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at CUNY Hunter College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,450	$19,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$308	$308
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$440	$805

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 57. Of that number, 57 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending SVA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at School of Visual Arts

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$42,570	$42,570
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,420	$1,420

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Pratt Institute.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pratt Institute - Main

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$30,384	$30,384
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,974	$1,974
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,713	$1,713

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending California College of the Arts.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at California College of the Arts

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,230	$49,230
Fees for Full-Time Students	$490	$490
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,641	$1,641

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending SCAD.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Savannah College of Art and Design

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$36,765	$36,765
Fees for Full-Time Students	$500	$500
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$817	$817

Graduate students at RISD can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rhode Island School of Design

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,210	$48,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$260	$260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In 2017-2018, there were 228 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 147 were classified as teaching assistants, and 7 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending New York Academy of Art.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York Academy of Art

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$38,576	$38,576
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,500	$1,500
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,298	$1,298

Here are the average costs for graduate students at PAFA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$39,124	$39,124
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,450	$1,450
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

The school reported having 5 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 5 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Wisconsin.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,728	$24,054
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,260	$1,260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$670	$1,503

In 2017-2018, Wisconsin reported having 5,003 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2,223 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,666 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Tufts can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Tufts University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,892	$49,892
Fees for Full-Time Students	$874	$874
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,248	$1,248

There were 1,125 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 401 were classified as teaching assistants, and 711 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Carnbrook Academy.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Cranbrook Academy of Art

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$35,406	$35,406
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,644	$2,644
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Iowa.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Iowa

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,427	$28,163
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,533	$1,533
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$609	$1,650

Across all programs, there were 2,351 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,168 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,013 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending EIU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Eastern Illinois University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,008	$16,794
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,777	$2,777
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$292	$701

Across all programs, there were 296 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 74 were classified as teaching assistants, and 40 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending VCU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Virginia Commonwealth University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,466	$23,487
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,167	$2,827
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$632	$1,300

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,105. Of that number, 721 were classified as teaching assistants, and 231 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending MICA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Maryland Institute College of Art

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$45,290	$45,290
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,700	$1,700
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,890	$1,890

Graduate students at Bard can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Bard College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$35,330	$35,330
Fees for Full-Time Students	$825	$825
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,305	$1,305

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending IU Bloomington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana University - Bloomington

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,956	$30,125
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,323	$1,323
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$373	$1,255

There were 2,613 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,666 were classified as teaching assistants, and 947 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at U of F.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Florida

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,770	$27,335
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,967	$2,795
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$449	$1,139

The school reported having 3,901 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,357 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,205 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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