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2024 Best Painting Schools in Michigan

3 Colleges in Michigan
16 Painting Degrees Awarded
Painting is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #517 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of painting. Combined, these schools handed out 16 degrees in painting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Painting School

Best Painting Schools in Michigan Your choice of painting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Painting School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Painting
Master's Degrees in Painting

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Painting Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Painting in Michigan

The schools below may not offer all types of painting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Painting

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Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Cranbrook Academy of Art is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in painting. Located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Carnbrook Academy is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were about 8 painting students who graduated with this degree at Carnbrook Academy in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI

Oakland University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in painting. Oakland is a large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

There were about 3 painting students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in painting from Oakland University

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Ferris State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in painting. Ferris is a large public university located in the town of Big Rapids.

There were approximately 4 painting students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in painting from Ferris State University

Best Painting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Painting Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 17
Illinois 870 13
Indiana 737 2

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

Majors Similar to Painting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 377
Fine Arts 193
Art History 74
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 25
Drawing 14
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 11
Sculpture 7
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts 7
Printmaking 6
Metal Arts 2

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