2027 Best Painting Schools in the Southeast Region
Painting is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their painting programs.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best painting schools.
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Best Schools for Painting in the Southeast Region
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
No school ranked higher than Virginia Commonwealth University this year for painting. Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. Roughly 63% of students complete a degree within six years here. Virginia Commonwealth University awarded about 27 painting degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their painting degree from Virginia Commonwealth University earn around $20,934 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $23,374.
See the full painting program report for Virginia Commonwealth University
Savannah College Of Art And Design came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best painting schools. Set in the city of Savannah, Savannah College Of Art And Design is a very large private not-for-profit institution. About 69% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 92 painting students who graduated with this degree at Savannah College Of Art And Design in the most recent data year. Painting graduates of Savannah College Of Art And Design earn a median of $30,812 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
See the full painting program report for Savannah College Of Art And Design
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools 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.
