US NEWS: Best M.F.A. programs in the US (2012)

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#1 Yale University New Haven, CT
#2 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI
#3 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
#4 University of California–Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
#5 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
#6 California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA
#7 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
#8 Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI
#9 Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD
#10 Columbia Universit New York, NY
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/fine-arts-rankings

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Robert, this was interesting,… but it is basically meaningless. There are many specialized majors within the fine art gambit such as: 2d and 3d animation, sculpture, glass, textiles, graphic design, video, painting, illustration, print making etc.

For example, I have seen Columbia’s offerings for fine art. Although they seem to have some strong painters, I wouldn’t recommend it for most of the majors noted above. Some of the schools such as RISD have limited grad programs or none in some of these areas such as animation.

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