2024 Best Drawing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
55Drawing Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, drawing sits in the middle of the road, ranking #698 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Drawing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 55 degrees in drawing to qualified students.
The drawing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Drawing rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for drawing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Drawing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Drawing in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of drawing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Maryland Institute College of Art if you wish to pursue a degree in drawing. MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Baltimore.
There were approximately 2 drawing students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent year we have data available.
Pratt Institute - Main is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in drawing. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
There were about 11 drawing students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat New York Academy of Art if you wish to pursue a degree in drawing. New York Academy of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
There were approximately 6 drawing students who graduated with this degree at New York Academy of Art in the most recent data year.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in drawing. PAFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
There were approximately 6 drawing students who graduated with this degree at PAFA in the most recent data year.
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).
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