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
Rank Not Published	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	N/A
#11	Alfred University–New York State College of Ceramics Alfred, NY	3.9
#153	American University Washington, DC	2.4
#22	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	3.6
#18	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	3.7
Rank Not Published	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	N/A
#13	Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY	3.8
Rank Not Published	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	N/A
#153	Boise State University Boise, ID	2.4
#72	Boston University Boston, MA	3.0
#114	Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH	2.7
#153	Bradley University Peoria, IL	2.4
#153	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	2.4
#177	Brooks Institute Santa Barbara, CA	2.3
#11	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	3.9
#6	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	4.2
#153	California State University–Chico Chico, CA	2.4
#145	California State University–Fullerton Fullerton, CA	2.5
#93	California State University–Long Beach Long Beach, CA	2.8
#82	California State University–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	2.9
#127	California State University–Northridge Northridge, CA	2.6
#206	California State University–San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	2.0
#7	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	4.1
#197	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	2.1
#127	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	2.6

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