2024 Best Painting Schools
44
Colleges in the United States
646
Painting Degrees Awarded
A degree in
painting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #517 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 44 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Painting Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 646 degrees in painting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Painting School
Your choice of painting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Painting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Painting Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Painting Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Painting in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the painting degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Painting
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MO
It's hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in painting. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 painting students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Washington University in St Louis
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
Every student who is interested in painting has to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 3 painting students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
Every student who is interested in painting has to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 painting students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in painting from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
38
Painting Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Rhode Island School of Design if you want to pursue a degree in painting. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
There were roughly 38 painting students who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Rhode Island School of Design
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
38
Painting Degrees Awarded
Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in painting. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 painting students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
36
Painting Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were roughly 36 painting students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.
There were about 27 painting students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 2 painting students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in painting from Texas Christian University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
71
Painting Degrees Awarded
SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Savannah.
There were roughly 71 painting students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
48
Painting Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
There were about 48 painting students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year.
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