Fine Arts

Ranked in 2012 | Fine Arts Rankings Methodology

For artists, earning an M.F.A. demonstrates advanced abilities in an art specialty field, such as graphic design, painting and drawing, or visual communications. These are the top graduate schools for fine arts.

Rank	School name	Score
#1	Yale University New Haven, CT	4.5
#2	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	4.4
#2	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	4.4
#4	University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	4.3
#4	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	4.3
#6	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	4.2
#7	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	4.1
#7	Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI	4.1
#7	Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	4.1
#10	Columbia University New York, NY	4.0
#11	Alfred University–New York State College of Ceramics Alfred, NY	3.9
#11	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	3.9
#13	Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY	3.8
#13	CUNY–Hunter College New York, NY	3.8
#13	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	3.8
#13	University of California–San Diego La Jolla, CA	3.8
#13	Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO	3.8
#18	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	3.7
#18	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	3.7
#18	School of Visual Arts New York, NY	3.7
#18	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	3.7
#22	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	3.6
#22	Massachusetts College of Art Boston, MA	3.6
#22	University of Georgia Athens, GA	3.6
#22	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	3.6

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