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
#13	Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO	3.8
#11	Alfred University–New York State College of Ceramics Alfred, NY	3.9
#11	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	3.9
#10	Columbia University New York, NY	4.0
#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
#6	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	4.2
#4	University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	4.3
#4	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	4.3
#2	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	4.4
#2	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	4.4
#1	Yale University New Haven, CT	4.5
Rank Not Published	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	N/A
Rank Not Published	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	N/A
Rank Not Published	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	N/A
Rank Not Published	Fontbonne University St. Louis, MO	N/A
Rank Not Published	John F. Kennedy University Pleasant Hill, CA	N/A
Rank Not Published	Johnson State College Johnson, VT	N/A
Rank Not Published	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	N/A
Rank Not Published	Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	N/A
Rank Not Published	Texas A&M University–Commerce Commerce, TX	N/A
Rank Not Published	University of Alaska–Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	N/A
Rank Not Published	University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK	N/A
Rank Not Published	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	N/A

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