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2026 Best Value Drawing Schools in Maryland
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in drawing, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Drawing Schools
For return on investment in drawing, no school beat Maryland Institute College Of Art this year. Located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland Institute College Of Art is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $56,800. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the drawing program here. Drawing graduates of Maryland Institute College Of Art earn a median of $25,693 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 77%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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[Drawing](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/fine-and-studio-arts/drawing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
