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Fine and Studio Arts Degree

385 schools compared · Average earnings $25,391/yr

Schools Offering

385

Avg Grad Earnings

$25,391/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

39/100

AI Automation Risk

Moderate

40% task exposure

Best Schools for Fine and Studio Arts

Top 385 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	66 63–65	$39,946/yr	Moderate	12.1x
2	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	65 63–63	$40,501/yr	Moderate	12.2x
3	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	64 62–62	$35,846/yr	Moderate	14.1x
4	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	62 61–61	$38,585/yr	Moderate	11.5x
5	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	62 54–68	$36,006/yr	Moderate	18.8x
6	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	62 57–65	$33,220/yr	Moderate	18.3x
7	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	62 58–65	$31,909/yr	Moderate	21.1x
8	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	61 59–59	$34,241/yr	Moderate	12.6x
9	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	60 59–59	$38,717/yr	Moderate	10.2x
10	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	60 60–57	$37,379/yr	Moderate	9.6x
11	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	60 56–62	$31,770/yr	Moderate	16.5x
12	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	60 56–62	$28,726/yr	Moderate	20.4x
13	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	59 57–60	$44,529/yr	Moderate	6.7x
14	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	59 56–60	$35,115/yr	Moderate	12.1x
15	Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, NM	58 55–57	$29,835/yr	Moderate	11.9x
16	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	57 56–56	$36,547/yr	Moderate	7.9x
17	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	57 55–58	$34,582/yr	Moderate	11.2x
18	Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA	57 56–56	$33,877/yr	Moderate	9.4x
19	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	57 54–59	$32,265/yr	Moderate	13.2x
20	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	57 54–57	$29,053/yr	Moderate	13.9x
21	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	57 54–57	$29,053/yr	Moderate	13.9x
22	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	57 54–57	$29,053/yr	Moderate	13.9x
23	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	57 54–57	$29,053/yr	Moderate	13.9x
24	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	57 54–57	$29,053/yr	Moderate	13.9x
25	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	57 53–60	$26,785/yr	Moderate	18.2x
26	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID	57 53–57	$25,081/yr	Moderate	16.4x
27	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	57 53–59	$24,253/yr	Moderate	18.5x
28	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	56 53–58	$33,081/yr	Moderate	11.9x
29	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	56 50–60	$27,156/yr	Moderate	16.8x
30	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	56 50–59	$25,093/yr	Moderate	17.2x
31	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	56 51–58	$23,530/yr	Moderate	17.2x
32	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	56 48–61	$23,428/yr	Moderate	20.2x
33	University of Georgia Athens, GA	55 51–57	$34,056/yr	Moderate	10.5x
34	Utah State University Logan, UT	55 53–55	$33,552/yr	Moderate	9.9x
35	Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV	55 54–55	$33,059/yr	Moderate	9.9x
36	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	55 50–58	$27,582/yr	Moderate	14.7x
37	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	54 50–55	$36,927/yr	Moderate	7.1x
38	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	54 49–57	$36,236/yr	Moderate	8.6x
39	Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX	54 54–53	$35,589/yr	Moderate	6.9x
40	University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC	54 52–54	$35,203/yr	Moderate	7.3x
41	Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	54 53–53	$31,194/yr	Moderate	8.5x
42	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	54 51–54	$30,809/yr	Moderate	10.6x
43	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	54 51–54	$30,733/yr	Moderate	10.5x
44	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	54 53–52	$30,311/yr	Moderate	9.7x
45	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	54 48–58	$25,359/yr	Moderate	15.1x
46	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	54 48–59	$22,967/yr	Moderate	17.1x
47	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	53 50–54	$51,435/yr	Moderate	1.0x
48	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	53 50–54	$50,161/yr	Moderate	1.2x
49	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	53 52–54	$35,123/yr	Moderate	6.5x
50	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	53 51–54	$34,428/yr	Moderate	7.8x
51	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	53 48–58	$32,031/yr	Moderate	11.3x
52	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	53 50–55	$31,985/yr	Moderate	9.9x
53	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	53 52–53	$31,226/yr	Moderate	8.2x
54	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	53 49–56	$31,144/yr	Moderate	11.2x
55	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	53 50–54	$29,035/yr	Moderate	11.2x
56	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	53 49–55	$28,942/yr	Moderate	11.5x
57	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	53 48–57	$25,855/yr	Moderate	13.9x
58	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	53 46–58	$25,274/yr	Moderate	15.0x
59	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	53 49–55	$24,818/yr	Moderate	13.1x
60	Utah Tech University Saint George, UT	53 49–56	$23,524/yr	Moderate	14.3x
61	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	53 48–58	$23,324/yr	Moderate	15.6x
62	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	53 45–58	$22,129/yr	Moderate	16.0x
63	Athens State University Athens, AL	52 48–54	$38,006/yr	Moderate	—
64	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	52 50–53	$36,980/yr	Moderate	5.0x
65	Illinois State University Normal, IL	52 49–53	$35,967/yr	Moderate	6.1x
66	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	52 48–54	$33,501/yr	Moderate	8.3x
67	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	52 49–53	$33,440/yr	Moderate	7.8x
68	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	52 48–53	$32,088/yr	Moderate	8.8x
69	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	52 50–51	$30,999/yr	Moderate	7.4x
70	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	52 50–51	$30,577/yr	Moderate	7.6x
71	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	52 48–56	$30,051/yr	Moderate	11.2x
72	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	52 47–56	$24,910/yr	Moderate	13.1x
73	CUNY City College New York, NY	52 47–56	$24,742/yr	Moderate	13.5x
74	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	52 48–55	$24,538/yr	Moderate	13.2x
75	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	52 48–55	$23,843/yr	Moderate	13.7x
76	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	52 46–58	$22,839/yr	Moderate	15.3x
77	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	52 47–56	$21,214/yr	Moderate	14.5x
78	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	51 49–51	$31,917/yr	Moderate	6.2x
79	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	51 46–55	$30,845/yr	Moderate	9.8x
80	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	51 48–51	$30,521/yr	Moderate	8.6x
81	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	51 49–52	$29,334/yr	Moderate	9.4x
82	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	51 50–50	$29,309/yr	Moderate	8.4x
83	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	51 48–54	$29,084/yr	Moderate	10.4x
84	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	51 49–52	$28,801/yr	Moderate	10.0x
85	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	51 47–53	$27,740/yr	Moderate	10.7x
86	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	51 46–54	$26,855/yr	Moderate	11.5x
87	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	51 47–55	$26,122/yr	Moderate	12.4x
88	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	51 45–56	$22,788/yr	Moderate	13.8x
89	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	51 45–56	$22,633/yr	Moderate	13.6x
90	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	51 45–56	$22,167/yr	Moderate	13.5x
91	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	51 45–56	$21,493/yr	Moderate	14.1x
92	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	50 48–51	$33,285/yr	Moderate	5.8x
93	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	50 47–52	$32,224/yr	Moderate	7.7x
94	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	50 48–51	$31,448/yr	Moderate	7.5x
95	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	50 46–52	$30,663/yr	Moderate	8.4x
96	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	50 47–51	$30,503/yr	Moderate	7.7x
97	Towson University Towson, MD	50 46–52	$29,958/yr	Moderate	8.9x
98	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	50 46–53	$29,595/yr	Moderate	9.2x
99	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	50 46–53	$28,890/yr	Moderate	9.7x
100	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	50 46–52	$28,783/yr	Moderate	9.4x
101	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	50 45–55	$28,218/yr	Moderate	10.8x
102	Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN	50 47–53	$27,775/yr	Moderate	10.2x
103	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	50 48–49	$27,259/yr	Moderate	7.7x
104	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	50 47–53	$27,031/yr	Moderate	10.7x
105	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	50 46–53	$24,606/yr	Moderate	11.3x
106	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	50 48–50	$23,793/yr	Moderate	10.1x
107	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	50 49–49	$22,798/yr	Moderate	8.9x
108	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	50 43–56	$22,628/yr	Moderate	12.9x
109	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	50 44–55	$21,271/yr	Moderate	13.1x
110	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	50 47–52	$21,255/yr	Moderate	12.0x
111	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	50 48–49	$16,454/yr	Moderate	9.4x
112	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	49 45–52	$33,214/yr	Moderate	6.5x
113	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	49 46–50	$30,233/yr	Moderate	7.0x
114	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	49 45–51	$30,143/yr	Moderate	7.6x
115	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	49 48–50	$30,077/yr	Moderate	6.4x
116	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	49 46–50	$29,203/yr	Moderate	7.9x
117	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	49 46–50	$28,604/yr	Moderate	8.5x
118	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	49 47–50	$28,421/yr	Moderate	8.5x
119	Ball State University Muncie, IN	49 45–51	$28,405/yr	Moderate	8.9x
120	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	49 44–52	$28,008/yr	Moderate	9.4x
121	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	49 45–51	$27,595/yr	Moderate	9.0x
122	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	49 45–51	$27,218/yr	Moderate	9.7x
123	Troy University Troy, AL	49 45–52	$26,917/yr	Moderate	10.2x
124	University of Houston Houston, TX	49 45–53	$26,482/yr	Moderate	10.4x
125	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	49 43–55	$25,751/yr	Moderate	11.7x
126	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	49 44–54	$24,041/yr	Moderate	11.8x
127	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	49 44–53	$23,186/yr	Moderate	11.3x
128	Florida International University Miami, FL	49 46–50	$22,334/yr	Moderate	10.5x
129	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	49 42–56	$20,203/yr	Moderate	13.4x
130	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	49 41–57	$19,300/yr	Moderate	13.8x
131	Keene State College Keene, NH	48 45–49	$31,390/yr	Moderate	4.3x
132	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	48 44–51	$31,367/yr	Moderate	6.5x
133	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	48 45–49	$31,128/yr	Moderate	5.9x
134	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	48 45–49	$30,683/yr	Moderate	5.7x
135	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	48 44–50	$30,491/yr	Moderate	6.4x
136	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	48 45–50	$29,344/yr	Moderate	8.0x
137	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	48 44–49	$29,186/yr	Moderate	7.1x
138	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	48 45–49	$28,445/yr	Moderate	7.6x
139	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	48 45–51	$28,241/yr	Moderate	8.6x
140	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	48 45–49	$27,236/yr	Moderate	8.3x
141	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	48 44–50	$26,451/yr	Moderate	8.9x
142	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	48 45–50	$26,123/yr	Moderate	9.0x
143	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	48 45–50	$25,762/yr	Moderate	9.3x
144	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	48 44–52	$25,327/yr	Moderate	10.3x
145	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	48 43–52	$24,970/yr	Moderate	10.2x
146	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	48 44–52	$24,906/yr	Moderate	10.5x
147	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX	48 45–50	$24,783/yr	Moderate	9.5x
148	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	48 43–53	$24,005/yr	Moderate	10.8x
149	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	48 45–50	$23,504/yr	Moderate	9.9x
150	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	48 42–54	$22,617/yr	Moderate	11.7x
151	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	48 44–51	$22,120/yr	Moderate	10.3x
152	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	48 43–52	$21,288/yr	Moderate	11.1x
153	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	48 42–54	$21,226/yr	Moderate	11.5x
154	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	48 43–52	$20,072/yr	Moderate	10.9x
155	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	48 41–54	$18,745/yr	Moderate	12.0x
156	Barnard College New York, NY	47 43–48	$39,947/yr	Moderate	0.5x
157	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	47 44–49	$29,431/yr	Moderate	6.4x
158	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	47 45–48	$28,843/yr	Moderate	5.2x
159	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	47 44–48	$28,291/yr	Moderate	6.5x
160	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	47 43–50	$27,762/yr	Moderate	8.0x
161	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	47 43–49	$27,535/yr	Moderate	7.6x
162	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	47 46–48	$27,518/yr	Moderate	6.7x
163	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	47 45–48	$27,136/yr	Moderate	7.1x
164	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	47 45–47	$27,114/yr	Moderate	5.8x
165	University of North Texas Denton, TX	47 43–50	$27,067/yr	Moderate	8.4x
166	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	47 43–51	$26,102/yr	Moderate	9.2x
167	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	47 42–52	$25,694/yr	Moderate	9.8x
168	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	47 42–50	$24,095/yr	Moderate	9.5x
169	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	47 43–49	$24,024/yr	Moderate	9.1x
170	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	47 43–49	$23,551/yr	Moderate	9.1x
171	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	47 44–50	$23,405/yr	Moderate	9.6x
172	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	47 42–52	$23,102/yr	Moderate	10.3x
173	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	47 42–51	$23,043/yr	Moderate	9.8x
174	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	47 46–47	$21,980/yr	Moderate	7.4x
175	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	47 42–51	$21,052/yr	Moderate	10.2x
176	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	47 42–51	$19,276/yr	Moderate	10.6x
177	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH	47 42–51	$19,138/yr	Moderate	10.6x
178	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	46 42–48	$38,820/yr	Moderate	0.9x
179	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	46 42–48	$38,154/yr	Moderate	1.4x
180	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	46 43–46	$35,938/yr	Moderate	1.3x
181	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	46 43–48	$29,053/yr	Moderate	5.7x
182	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	46 42–48	$28,890/yr	Moderate	5.6x
183	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	46 43–48	$28,485/yr	Moderate	6.2x
184	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	46 44–47	$28,289/yr	Moderate	4.8x
185	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	46 42–48	$27,467/yr	Moderate	7.0x
186	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	46 42–48	$26,795/yr	Moderate	7.1x
187	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	46 42–50	$26,549/yr	Moderate	8.2x
188	Salem State University Salem, MA	46 42–50	$26,180/yr	Moderate	8.2x
189	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	46 41–50	$25,947/yr	Moderate	8.1x
190	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	46 41–50	$25,947/yr	Moderate	8.1x
191	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	46 43–48	$25,596/yr	Moderate	7.7x
192	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	46 41–49	$25,476/yr	Moderate	7.9x
193	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	46 42–47	$25,362/yr	Moderate	7.0x
194	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	46 41–51	$25,156/yr	Moderate	9.2x
195	Marshall University Huntington, WV	46 44–47	$24,475/yr	Moderate	7.7x
196	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	46 41–51	$24,370/yr	Moderate	9.2x
197	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN	46 44–46	$23,308/yr	Moderate	6.1x
198	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	46 43–47	$22,964/yr	Moderate	7.7x
199	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	46 41–49	$22,754/yr	Moderate	8.9x
200	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	46 40–52	$19,157/yr	Moderate	10.3x
201	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	46 40–53	$15,257/yr	Moderate	11.1x
202	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	45 40–48	$29,752/yr	Moderate	4.2x
203	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	45 42–46	$28,669/yr	Moderate	4.2x
204	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	45 40–46	$27,762/yr	Moderate	—
205	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	45 40–49	$26,119/yr	Moderate	7.2x
206	Kean University Union, NJ	45 41–48	$25,928/yr	Moderate	7.2x
207	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	45 40–48	$25,269/yr	Moderate	7.4x
208	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	45 41–47	$25,259/yr	Moderate	6.4x
209	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	45 41–48	$24,990/yr	Moderate	7.4x
210	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	45 42–46	$24,649/yr	Moderate	6.4x
211	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	45 40–49	$23,879/yr	Moderate	7.9x
212	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	45 39–50	$23,534/yr	Moderate	8.4x
213	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	45 43–45	$22,149/yr	Moderate	6.6x
214	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	45 40–50	$21,766/yr	Moderate	9.0x
215	Murray State University Murray, KY	45 41–49	$21,715/yr	Moderate	8.6x
216	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	45 41–47	$21,542/yr	Moderate	8.1x
217	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	45 39–50	$21,058/yr	Moderate	8.8x
218	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	45 39–53	$20,632/yr	Moderate	10.2x
219	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	45 40–50	$20,527/yr	Moderate	9.3x
220	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	45 41–49	$19,227/yr	Moderate	9.2x
221	University of Mississippi University, MS	45 39–51	$18,337/yr	Moderate	9.4x
222	Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL	45 39–52	$18,223/yr	Moderate	10.0x
223	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	45 38–53	$17,507/yr	Moderate	9.9x
224	Truman State University Kirksville, MO	45 38–54	$15,998/yr	Moderate	10.4x
225	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	45 38–54	$14,447/yr	Moderate	11.0x
226	Connecticut College New London, CT	44 40–46	$36,564/yr	Moderate	0.8x
227	Fordham University Bronx, NY	44 40–46	$35,929/yr	Moderate	1.1x
228	North Park University Chicago, IL	44 41–44	$33,276/yr	Moderate	1.4x
229	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	44 38–48	$26,709/yr	Moderate	5.9x
230	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	44 41–46	$26,213/yr	Moderate	5.5x
231	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	44 40–47	$26,196/yr	Moderate	6.2x
232	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	44 40–46	$25,660/yr	Moderate	5.7x
233	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL	44 40–46	$25,150/yr	Moderate	5.4x
234	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	44 40–46	$24,540/yr	Moderate	5.6x
235	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	44 38–49	$24,419/yr	Moderate	6.9x
236	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	44 38–49	$24,419/yr	Moderate	6.9x
237	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	44 38–48	$24,419/yr	Moderate	6.9x
238	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	44 38–49	$24,419/yr	Moderate	6.9x
239	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	44 40–46	$24,070/yr	Moderate	6.4x
240	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	44 39–47	$23,786/yr	Moderate	6.7x
241	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	44 40–48	$23,348/yr	Moderate	7.7x
242	Radford University Radford, VA	44 40–47	$23,308/yr	Moderate	7.0x
243	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	44 41–46	$23,150/yr	Moderate	6.5x
244	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	44 39–48	$23,034/yr	Moderate	7.2x
245	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	44 40–46	$22,631/yr	Moderate	6.9x
246	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	44 41–47	$21,891/yr	Moderate	7.4x
247	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	44 39–50	$21,836/yr	Moderate	8.5x
248	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	44 39–47	$19,506/yr	Moderate	7.8x
249	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	44 39–48	$19,407/yr	Moderate	7.9x
250	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	44 39–47	$19,261/yr	Moderate	7.7x
251	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	44 39–49	$19,231/yr	Moderate	8.7x
252	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	44 40–47	$18,842/yr	Moderate	7.7x
253	American University Washington, DC	43 39–45	$35,115/yr	Moderate	0.6x
254	Williams College Williamstown, MA	43 39–45	$34,560/yr	Moderate	1.3x
255	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	43 40–44	$26,404/yr	Moderate	3.9x
256	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	43 39–46	$25,099/yr	Moderate	5.3x
257	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	43 38–45	$24,912/yr	Moderate	4.8x
258	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	43 38–46	$24,497/yr	Moderate	5.5x
259	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	43 37–47	$24,419/yr	Moderate	5.7x
260	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	43 40–44	$24,172/yr	Moderate	3.8x
261	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	43 39–46	$24,135/yr	Moderate	5.6x
262	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	43 39–47	$24,013/yr	Moderate	6.3x
263	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	43 39–46	$23,892/yr	Moderate	6.1x
264	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	43 39–46	$23,661/yr	Moderate	6.1x
265	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	43 40–44	$23,121/yr	Moderate	4.0x
266	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	43 39–45	$22,837/yr	Moderate	5.4x
267	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	43 38–47	$22,700/yr	Moderate	6.6x
268	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	43 38–46	$21,954/yr	Moderate	6.2x
269	University of Delaware Newark, DE	43 37–46	$21,935/yr	Moderate	6.2x
270	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	43 38–47	$21,934/yr	Moderate	6.4x
271	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	43 37–47	$21,908/yr	Moderate	6.4x
272	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	43 38–46	$21,792/yr	Moderate	6.3x
273	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	43 38–47	$21,777/yr	Moderate	6.4x
274	Lander University Greenwood, SC	43 39–46	$21,605/yr	Moderate	6.4x
275	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	43 39–46	$21,392/yr	Moderate	6.4x
276	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	43 38–48	$21,220/yr	Moderate	7.4x
277	Portland State University Portland, OR	43 39–46	$20,866/yr	Moderate	6.4x
278	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL	43 38–46	$20,826/yr	Moderate	6.5x
279	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	43 37–53	$20,368/yr	Moderate	8.8x
280	University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC	43 39–45	$19,963/yr	Moderate	5.6x
281	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	43 38–48	$19,413/yr	Moderate	7.7x
282	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	43 37–48	$19,326/yr	Moderate	7.3x
283	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	43 37–48	$17,626/yr	Moderate	7.4x
284	Morehead State University Morehead, KY	43 38–45	$17,301/yr	Moderate	6.6x
285	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	43 38–47	$14,984/yr	Moderate	7.5x
286	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR	43 33–58	$4,699/yr	Moderate	9.6x
287	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	42 38–46	$31,907/yr	Moderate	2.4x
288	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	42 39–43	$29,986/yr	Moderate	2.3x
289	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	42 36–45	$23,372/yr	Moderate	4.5x
290	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	42 39–43	$23,352/yr	Moderate	4.0x
291	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	42 38–44	$22,840/yr	Moderate	4.3x
292	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	42 37–45	$21,916/yr	Moderate	4.8x
293	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	42 37–47	$21,908/yr	Moderate	6.2x
294	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	42 37–47	$21,908/yr	Moderate	6.1x
295	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	42 38–44	$21,461/yr	Moderate	4.8x
296	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	42 37–45	$21,167/yr	Moderate	5.4x
297	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	42 37–45	$21,106/yr	Moderate	5.2x
298	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	42 37–46	$20,948/yr	Moderate	6.1x
299	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	42 36–45	$20,192/yr	Moderate	5.4x
300	University at Albany Albany, NY	42 39–43	$20,116/yr	Moderate	3.8x
301	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	42 36–46	$19,566/yr	Moderate	5.7x
302	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	42 37–45	$19,138/yr	Moderate	5.6x
303	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	42 36–50	$16,989/yr	Moderate	7.6x
304	Augusta University Augusta, GA	42 39–43	$16,943/yr	Moderate	4.2x
305	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	42 38–44	$16,696/yr	Moderate	5.7x
306	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	42 37–46	$16,629/yr	Moderate	6.4x
307	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	41 37–43	$32,636/yr	Moderate	0.3x
308	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	41 37–42	$32,597/yr	Moderate	0.3x
309	George Fox University Newberg, OR	41 38–43	$31,401/yr	Moderate	1.5x
310	Lee University Cleveland, TN	41 38–41	$26,598/yr	Moderate	1.9x
311	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	41 38–42	$23,214/yr	Moderate	2.8x
312	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	41 38–41	$21,773/yr	Moderate	2.6x
313	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	41 36–45	$18,117/yr	Moderate	5.3x
314	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	41 35–45	$18,072/yr	Moderate	5.3x
315	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	41 35–45	$17,501/yr	Moderate	5.1x
316	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC	41 35–45	$16,817/yr	Moderate	5.4x
317	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK	41 37–41	$14,912/yr	Moderate	3.1x
318	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	40 36–45	$31,073/yr	Moderate	1.8x
319	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	40 35–42	$30,480/yr	Moderate	1.4x
320	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	40 36–44	$29,353/yr	Moderate	2.2x
321	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	40 35–43	$22,108/yr	Moderate	3.4x
322	Keystone College La Plume, PA	40 33–44	$16,392/yr	Moderate	4.2x
323	Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	40 37–41	$7,453/yr	Moderate	2.8x
324	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	39 35–41	$30,246/yr	Moderate	0.2x
325	University of Denver Denver, CO	38 34–40	$28,964/yr	Moderate	0.2x
326	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	38 34–40	$28,574/yr	Moderate	0.8x
327	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	38 34–40	$28,469/yr	Moderate	1.0x
328	DePaul University Chicago, IL	38 34–40	$27,291/yr	Moderate	1.3x
329	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	38 33–42	$27,210/yr	Moderate	1.8x
330	Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH	38 34–39	$25,751/yr	Moderate	1.5x
331	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	37 33–39	$26,870/yr	Moderate	0.9x
332	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	37 33–38	$26,472/yr	Moderate	0.3x
333	Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR	37 33–38	$25,906/yr	Moderate	0.6x
334	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	37 33–40	$25,858/yr	Moderate	1.5x
335	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	37 33–39	$25,465/yr	Moderate	1.3x
336	Biola University La Mirada, CA	37 33–39	$25,372/yr	Moderate	1.3x
337	New York University New York, NY	37 32–41	$25,053/yr	Moderate	1.6x
338	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	37 33–40	$22,765/yr	Moderate	2.2x
339	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	37 34–38	$22,603/yr	Moderate	1.1x
340	Albright College Reading, PA	37 32–42	$18,099/yr	Moderate	2.8x
341	Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME	36 33–38	$24,555/yr	Moderate	1.0x
342	School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL	36 32–38	$23,984/yr	Moderate	0.7x
343	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA	36 32–37	$23,766/yr	Moderate	0.4x
344	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	36 32–37	$23,202/yr	Moderate	0.3x
345	Brown University Providence, RI	36 31–42	$23,180/yr	Moderate	1.7x
346	Alfred University Alfred, NY	36 32–38	$22,912/yr	Moderate	1.2x
347	Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO	36 32–38	$22,906/yr	Moderate	1.0x
348	Pace University New York, NY	36 31–40	$22,789/yr	Moderate	1.6x
349	Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA	36 31–38	$21,543/yr	Moderate	1.1x
350	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	35 31–37	$23,082/yr	Moderate	-0.2x
351	Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA	35 32–37	$22,866/yr	Moderate	0.2x
352	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	35 31–37	$22,389/yr	Moderate	0.8x
353	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	35 31–37	$22,239/yr	Moderate	0.1x
354	School of Visual Arts New York, NY	35 31–37	$21,344/yr	Moderate	0.1x
355	Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	35 31–37	$21,138/yr	Moderate	0.5x
356	The New School New York, NY	35 31–37	$20,967/yr	Moderate	-0.1x
357	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	35 31–41	$20,770/yr	Moderate	1.7x
358	Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI	35 31–37	$20,762/yr	Moderate	0.9x
359	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	35 31–38	$20,643/yr	Moderate	1.1x
360	Smith College Northampton, MA	35 30–37	$20,171/yr	Moderate	0.6x
361	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	35 30–36	$20,111/yr	Moderate	-0.2x
362	Berea College Berea, KY	35 31–36	$20,036/yr	Moderate	0.0x
363	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	35 30–40	$19,790/yr	Moderate	1.4x
364	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	35 32–37	$18,694/yr	Moderate	0.8x
365	American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL	35 30–37	$17,654/yr	Moderate	0.8x
366	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	35 30–38	$17,155/yr	Moderate	1.1x
367	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL	35 30–40	$16,290/yr	Moderate	1.9x
368	Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, MA	34 30–36	$19,327/yr	Moderate	-0.3x
369	Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	34 30–36	$19,327/yr	Moderate	-0.2x
370	Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL	34 30–36	$18,932/yr	Moderate	-0.1x
371	Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH	34 30–36	$18,839/yr	Moderate	-0.0x
372	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	34 30–36	$18,451/yr	Moderate	0.2x
373	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	34 30–36	$18,420/yr	Moderate	-0.3x
374	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	34 30–36	$17,690/yr	Moderate	0.5x
375	Boston University Boston, MA	34 30–39	$17,374/yr	Moderate	1.2x
376	Tufts University Medford, MA	34 30–36	$17,154/yr	Moderate	0.3x
377	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	34 30–36	$16,678/yr	Moderate	0.4x
378	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA	34 30–36	$16,621/yr	Moderate	0.4x
379	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	34 30–37	$16,510/yr	Moderate	0.8x
380	Spalding University Louisville, KY	34 31–36	$14,940/yr	Moderate	0.3x
381	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	34 30–37	$14,829/yr	Moderate	1.1x
382	Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	34 30–37	$13,252/yr	Moderate	1.0x
383	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	34 30–36	$11,590/yr	Moderate	0.1x
384	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA	34 30–37	$10,780/yr	Moderate	0.6x
385	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	34 30–36	$8,482/yr	Moderate	-0.4x

Highest Earning Fine and Studio Arts Programs

Schools where Fine and Studio Arts graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Columbia University in the City of New York	$51,435/yr	53	Moderate
University of Southern California	$50,161/yr	53	Moderate
Ramapo College of New Jersey	$44,529/yr	59	Moderate
University of Nebraska at Kearney	$40,501/yr	65	Moderate
Barnard College	$39,947/yr	47	Moderate
Empire State University	$39,946/yr	66	Moderate
University of Pennsylvania	$38,820/yr	46	Moderate
Minnesota State University-Mankato	$38,717/yr	60	Moderate
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	$38,585/yr	62	Moderate
Southern Methodist University	$38,154/yr	46	Moderate

Best ROI for Fine and Studio Arts

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Fine and Studio Arts.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Fort Hays State University	21.1x	$31,909/yr	62
Florida Atlantic University	20.4x	$28,726/yr	60
Fashion Institute of Technology	20.2x	$23,428/yr	56
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	18.8x	$36,006/yr	62
Western Carolina University	18.5x	$24,253/yr	57
California State University-East Bay	18.3x	$33,220/yr	62
Florida State University	18.2x	$26,785/yr	57
University of North Georgia	17.2x	$23,530/yr	56
University of West Georgia	17.2x	$25,093/yr	56
Florida Gulf Coast University	17.1x	$22,967/yr	54

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Fine and Studio Arts graduates earn?

Across 385 schools, Fine and Studio Arts graduates earn an average of $25,391 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $4,699 to $51,435 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Fine and Studio Arts?

Fine and Studio Arts is rated "Moderate" for AI automation risk, with an average of 40% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Fine and Studio Arts program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Empire State University ranks #1 for Fine and Studio Arts with a score of 66/100 and graduate earnings of $39,946/yr.

Is a Fine and Studio Arts degree worth it?

On average, Fine and Studio Arts graduates earn 7.2x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Fine and Studio Arts programs across 385 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.