2027 Best Painting Schools in the The Plains States 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.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for painting students.
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Best Schools for Painting in the The Plains States 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
Kansas City Art Institute tops our 2027 ranking of the best painting schools. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a small private not-for-profit university. Kansas City Art Institute graduates 58% of students within six years. About 26 painting degrees were awarded at Kansas City Art Institute in the most recent year. Graduates of the painting program make about $22,906 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 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).
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