2024 Best Painting Schools in Washington

If you plan on majoring in painting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #517 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in Washington to review for the 2024 Best Painting Schools in Washington ranking.

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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 in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Painting in Washington

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the painting degree levels they offer.

Top Washington Schools in Painting

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University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Puget Sound is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in painting. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in painting from University of Puget Sound

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in painting. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in painting from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Painting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Painting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	18
Oregon	587	10
Hawaii	267	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Painting

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Painting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	233
Fine Arts	94
Art History	63
Sculpture	3
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	2
Printmaking	1

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.