Art Schools in Portland

Portland, OR (population: 573,530) has seven art schools within its city limits. Reed College, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 1,481. It is the 100th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Oregon.

Art students from Portland 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.

Portland lies in Clackamas county, which is one of the 16 counties in Oregon. Overall, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area has 993,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.15/hr average worker wage, and a $46,080 average annual salary.

Of the 7 art schools in Portland, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Portland comes out as the most expensive ($31,420/yr) for art students, with Portland Community College as the lowest, reported at only $6,829/yr.

Art Schools in Portland

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Masters

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Masters

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Masters

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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

  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

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other

  Levels offered: Masters

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Cartography

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Visual and Performing Arts, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

  Levels offered: Masters

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

• 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: Certificate, Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

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