Fine Arts
Ranked in 2008
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.
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Rank
College name
Score
#1
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
4.6
#2
Yale University
New Haven, CT
4.5
#3
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
4.4
#4
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
4.2
#4
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
4.2
#4
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
4.2
#7
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
4.1
#7
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh , PA
4.1
#7
University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
4.1
#10
Alfred University--New York State College of Ceramics
Alfred, NY
4.0
#11
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
3.9
#11
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
3.9
#11
Columbia University
New York, NY
3.9
#14
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
3.8
#15
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
3.7
#15
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
3.7
#15
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
3.7
#15
University of California--San Diego
La Jolla, CA
3.7
#15
University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX
3.7
#15
Washington University in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
3.7
#21
CUNY--Hunter College
New York, NY
3.6
#21
New School--Parsons School of Design
New York, NY
3.6
#21
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
3.6
#21
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
3.6
#21
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
3.6
