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2024 Best Painting Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
46 Painting Degrees Awarded
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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Painting Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 degrees in painting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Painting School

Best Painting Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of painting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for painting schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

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

The painting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Painting Schools in Pennsylvania. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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Best Schools for Painting in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Schools in Painting

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

It's hard to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a degree in painting. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 19 painting students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in painting from Temple University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in painting. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were roughly 20 painting students who graduated with this degree at PAFA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in painting from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Any student who is interested in painting needs to check out Marywood University. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 2 painting students who graduated with this degree at Marywood in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in painting from Marywood University

Best Painting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Painting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 133
Maryland 618 36

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine Arts 452
Art Studies 368
Art History 159
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 36
Intermedia/Multimedia 22
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts 22
Printmaking 21
Jewelry Arts 18
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 12
Sculpture 11

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