2027 Best Painting Schools in Missouri
Painting degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their painting programs.
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 Missouri
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 is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in painting. This small private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Kansas City. Roughly 58% of students complete a degree within six years here. Kansas City Art Institute awarded about 26 painting degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their painting degree from Kansas City Art Institute earn around $22,906 in the first couple years of their career. Kansas City Art Institute graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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.
