Best Schools for Fine and Studio Arts

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$36,488
Avg. Earnings
1,629
Graduates
#1
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$45,696
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.2%
#2
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$45,082
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,354
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 29.8%
#3
W

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private

$44,170
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 21.6%
#4
T

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$43,798
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 86.1%
#5
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.3%
#6
B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$41,789
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#7
M

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$40,697
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,920
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 64.7%
#8
U

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

$40,312
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,937
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 16.9%
#9
F

Fordham University

Bronx, NY · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,927
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 56.3%
#10
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,993
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 10.0%
#11
A

Avila University

Kansas City, MO · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 59.5%
#12
U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,689
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 5.9%
#13
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,913
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 10.0%
#14
P

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.1%
#15
T

The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ · Public

$36,938
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,767
Graduates: 82
Acceptance: 62.1%
#16
L

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$36,848
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,503
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 40.3%
#17
G

Grand View University

Des Moines, IA · Private

$36,668
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 98.4%
#18
W

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private

$36,312
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,772
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 13.9%
#19
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$36,141
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 35.3%
#20
U

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Houston, TX · Public

$36,134
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,769
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 75.3%
#21
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$36,048
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,028
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 44.8%
#22
H

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private

$35,864
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 70.6%
#23
V

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$35,600
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,522
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 17.7%
#24
T

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX · Public

$35,416
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,342
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 94.2%
#25
J

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public

$35,416
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,065
Graduates: 92
Acceptance: 76.3%
#26
N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$35,330
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 16.5%
#27
B

Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Private

$35,330
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.7%
#28
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$35,330
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 5.7%
#29
S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$35,276
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,698
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 61.2%
#30
W

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA · Public

$35,274
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 79.2%
#31
M

Moravian University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,742
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 54.0%
#32
U

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,487
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 97.4%
#33
U

University of Houston

Houston, TX · Public

$34,847
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,051
Graduates: 103
Acceptance: 69.5%
#34
S

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT · Public

$34,704
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,763
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: 81.1%
#35
S

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY · Private

$34,704
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,302
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 22.9%
#36
U

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Platteville, WI · Public

$34,704
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 87.3%
#37
U

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE · Public

$34,298
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,045
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 85.8%
#38
W

Washburn University

Topeka, KS ·

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,910
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: N/A
#39
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,784
Graduates: 191
Acceptance: 82.8%
#40
U

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,492
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 76.5%
#41
R

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 49.7%
#42
U

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Public

$33,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,615
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 87.2%
#43
R

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Public

$33,459
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,945
Graduates: 82
Acceptance: 77.8%
#44
O

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, OK · Private

$33,281
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 98.6%
#45
U

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI · Public

$33,192
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,341
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 82.8%
#46
U

University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, MO · Public

$33,007
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,777
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 57.2%
#47
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$32,996
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,738
Graduates: 119
Acceptance: 17.9%
#48
C

Connecticut College

New London, CT · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 38.3%
#49
S

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,825
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 95.0%
#50
A

Allegheny College

Meadville, PA · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 58.5%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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