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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$34,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Painting is the 517th most popular major in the country with 646 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 215 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 157 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in painting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in painting.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree painting students.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Painting in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Painting Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryland Institute College of Art. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MICA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full MICA Painting Report

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Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pratt Institute - Main landed the #3 spot on the list. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 43 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Pratt Institute - Main Painting Report

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Purchase College
Purchase, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

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SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s painting degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at SUNY New Paltz

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SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, New York

SUNY Fredonia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Fredonia, New York, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s painting students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at SUNY Fredonia

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Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania

Arcadia University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Glenside, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Arcadia University Painting Report

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Marywood University
Scranton, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #8, Marywood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s painting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at Marywood University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #9, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Painting at Temple University

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo State came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Daemen College
Amherst, New York

Daemen College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Painting Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Daemen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Painting at Daemen College

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