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Art Schools in Colorado Springs

By mayavfx on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 with

Art Schools in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO (population: 388,306) has two art schools within its city limits. Colorado College, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 2,032. It is the 92nd highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Colorado.

Art students from Colorado Springs schools who go on to become artists, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today.

Colorado Springs lies in El Paso county, which is one of the 55 counties in Colorado. Overall, the Colorado Springs area has 246,560 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $21/hr average worker wage, and a $43,790 average annual salary.

Of the 2 art schools in Colorado Springs, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Colorado College comes out as the most expensive ($21,026/yr) for art students, with University of Colorado at Colorado Springs as the lowest, reported at only $12,497/yr.