2027 Best Painting Schools in Rhode Island
Painting degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for painting students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Painting in Rhode Island
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Painting
Our analysis ranked Rhode Island School Of Design the best school in the country for a degree in painting. Set in the city of Providence, Rhode Island School Of Design is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 89%. Rhode Island School Of Design awarded about 52 painting degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the painting program make about $22,396 in their early career. Rhode Island School Of Design graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
