2024 Best Jewelry Arts Schools in California

Jewelry Arts degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #972 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Jewelry Arts Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 125 degrees in jewelry arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Jewelry Arts Schools List

Pick Your Jewelry Arts Degree Level

The jewelry arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Jewelry Arts Schools in California. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Jewelry Arts in California

The schools below may not offer all types of jewelry arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Jewelry Arts

1

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in jewelry arts has to take a look at Academy of Art University. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a degree in jewelry arts from Academy of Art University

2

California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

California College of the Arts is a great choice for students interested in a degree in jewelry arts. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in jewelry arts from California College of the Arts

Best Jewelry Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Jewelry Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	0

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Jewelry Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Jewelry Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	4,220
Fine Arts	1,484
Art History	440
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	114
Intermedia/Multimedia	66
Drawing	23
Painting	18
Sculpture	15
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	10
Printmaking	9

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

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