Art Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA (population: 1,445,993) has ten art schools within its city limits. University of Pennsylvania, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 24,599. It is the 5th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Pennsylvania.

Art students from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Metropolitan area alone, there are 150 employed craft artists earning an average salary of $29,700. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $48,270/yr and there are 160 employed.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.089 out of every 1000 jobs in Philadelphia are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and 0.081/1000 are held by craft artists.

Of the 10 art schools in Philadelphia, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Joseph's University comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr) for art students, with Community College of Philadelphia as the lowest, reported at only $6,012/yr.

Art Schools in Philadelphia

• Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

  Levels offered: Masters

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and Performing Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Masters

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Metal and Jewelry Arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Masters

• Design and Applied Arts, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• 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

• Visual and Performing Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

  Levels offered: Masters

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other

  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

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Associates

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