Art Schools in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN (population: 803,930) has five art schools within its city limits. Butler University, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 4,505. It is the 172nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 4th highest in the state of Indiana (#1 is Indiana University-Bloomington).

Art students from Indianapolis 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. In fact, in the Indianapolis-Carmel area alone, there are 100 employed craft artists earning an average salary of $28,830. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $59,080/yr and there are 40 employed.

Indianapolis lies in Marion county, which is one of the 39 counties in Indiana. Overall, the Indianapolis-Carmel area has 870,660 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.5% unemployment rate, $20.15/hr average worker wage, and a $41,900 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.045 out of every 1000 jobs in Indianapolis are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and 0.117/1000 are held by craft artists.

Of the 5 art schools in Indianapolis, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Butler University comes out as the most expensive ($26,565/yr) for art students, with Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis as the lowest, reported at only $12,394/yr.

Art Schools in Indianapolis

• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Therapy/Therapist

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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