by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 646 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 517th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in painting. To top this list, a school must have a successful painting program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree painting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Academy of Art landed the #1 spot on the list. New York Academy of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 33 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland Institute College of Art. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s. MICA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 10 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #4 spot on the list. RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s painting degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cranbrook Academy of Art ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s list. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Ponce, , and it awarded 4 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alfred University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
University of Dallas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s painting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - San German is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San German, . It awarded 2 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, SUNY New Paltz did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s list. SUNY New Paltz is a public institution located in New Paltz, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Wichita State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s painting degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 0 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Marywood University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking. Marywood University is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s painting students in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s painting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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