Painting

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing, surface preparation, composition, oil and acrylic media, watercolor media, painting techniques, and personal style development.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 49 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1932 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

6

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

508

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

130

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,288

awards given

Top Schools for Painting

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
228
2 Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
201
3 Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
144
4 Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
132
5 New York Academy of Art
New York, NY
102
6 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
99
7 Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
96
8 Boston University
Boston, MA
93
9 SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY
75
10 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
72
11 University of Houston
Houston, TX
66
12 Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
63
13 Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
63
14 Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
39
15 Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, MN
36
16 California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
36
17 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
33
18 State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
27
19 Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME
27
20 Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
21
21 Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA
18
22 University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
18
23 Carson-Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
18
24 Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
15
25 SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
15
26 Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
15
27 Drake University
Des Moines, IA
15
28 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
12
29 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
12
30 American Academy of Art College
Chicago, IL
12
31 Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
12
32 Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
12
33 Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
9
34 University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
9
35 College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
9
36 University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
9
37 Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
San German, PR
9
38 Salem State University
Salem, MA
9
39 Alfred University
Alfred, NY
6
40 Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
6
41 Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
6
42 Bradley University
Peoria, IL
6
43 University of Dallas
Irving, TX
6
44 Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
6
45 Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI
3
46 Saint Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
3
47 Dine College
Tsaile, AZ
3
48 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
3
49 SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY
3