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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for painting students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 degrees in painting to qualified students.
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 Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in painting. Located in the city of Cleveland, CIA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 12 painting students who graduated with this degree at CIA in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in painting. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population.
There were roughly 4 painting students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Art Academy of Cincinnati if you wish to pursue a degree in painting. Located in the city of Cincinnati, AAC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 1 painting students who graduated with this degree at AAC in the most recent data year.
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).
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