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Art Schools in Maine

By mayavfx on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 with

Art Schools in Maine

 

Maine contains eight schools that offer art programs. Bowdoin College, the highest-ranking art school in ME, has a total student population of 1,777 and is the 35th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 8 art schools in Maine, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Maine College of Art comes out as the most expensive ($27,317/yr), with University of Maine at Presque Isle as the lowest recorded at only $9,513/yr.

Art students from Maine 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 Maine alone, there are 60 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $29,730. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $54,810/yr and there are 40 employed.

Also, within the art schools in Maine, the average student population is 1,527 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from art, there are 1035 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,742 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,504, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Art Programs in Maine


Bowdoin College
  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

Colby College
  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art/Art Studies, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Southern Maine
  • Art Teacher Education

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial 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, Bachelors

  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Art/Art Studies, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

Maine College of Art
  • Art Teacher Education

    Levels offered: Certificate

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Masters

  • Metal and Jewelry Arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Maine at Machias
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors

Bates College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Bachelors

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

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art/Art Studies, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Maine at Farmington
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Bachelors

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

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art/Art Studies, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

    Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Maine at Presque Isle
  • Art 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, Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art/Art Studies, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors



Maine Interesting Facts

  • Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.
  • In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens.
  • Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.
  • Maine is the only state that shares its border with only one other state.

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