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Best Colleges for Fine and Studio Arts

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 272 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
1 Washington and Lee University VA $31,171 $67,887 $94,389 $66,231
2 University of Texas at Dallas TX $47,666 $64,666 $90,582 $70,213
3 Sacred Heart University CT $44,319 $62,818 $77,430 $54,482
4 University of Virginia VA $41,710 $61,956 $83,311 $60,445
5 Binghamton University NY $35,643 $60,837 $73,442 $46,089
6 University of Richmond VA $43,255 $60,177 $82,048 $58,709
7 Connecticut College CT $44,919 $60,076 $95,189 $52,104
8 Providence College RI $43,948 $59,848 $76,015 $53,198
9 University of Michigan MI $37,748 $59,820 $77,013 $65,377
10 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University VA $38,158 $59,458 $73,313 $58,008
11 CUNY Queens College NY $35,956 $57,983 $69,841 $43,927
12 George Mason University VA $40,883 $57,156 $73,849 $55,762
13 University of Houston - Clear Lake TX $37,132 $57,056 $66,860 $61,950
14 University of Connecticut CT $35,269 $56,983 $74,959 $49,422
15 CUNY Lehman College NY $37,092 $56,312 $66,690 $42,661
16 DePaul University IL $35,268 $55,464 $70,347 $60,418
17 Empire State University NY $47,196 $55,384 $62,818 $41,958
18 University of Massachusetts - Lowell MA $37,499 $55,078 $67,570 $37,165
19 University of Houston TX $37,430 $54,866 $64,156 $59,572
20 James Madison University VA $36,561 $54,708 $67,230 $53,374

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.