Best Schools for Fine and Studio Arts - Top Salaries

#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%