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Art Schools in Seattle

By mayavfx on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 with

Art Schools in Seattle

 

Seattle, WA (population: 614,214) has four art schools within its city limits. University of Washington-Seattle Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 45,943. It is the 26th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Washington. To learn more about art programs in Seattle, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of art professors at University of Washington such as Sang-gyeun Ahn, Stephanie Andrews, Paul Berger, Sean Bolan, Clare Bright, and David Brody.

Art students from Seattle 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Metropolitan area alone, there are ** employed craft artists earning an average salary of $33,230. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $52,250/yr and there are ** employed.

Seattle lies in King county, which is one of the 24 counties in Washington. Overall, the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Metropolitan area has 1,404,710 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $25.60/hr average worker wage, and a $53,240 average annual salary. Thus, about ** out of every 1000 jobs in Seattle are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and **/1000 are held by craft artists.

Of the 4 art schools in Seattle, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Seattle University comes out as the most expensive ($27,268/yr) for art students, with Seattle Central Community College as the lowest, reported at only $7,598/yr.

Art Schools in Seattle

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

  • 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, Masters

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD

  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Metal and Jewelry Arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD

Seattle University
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Arts Management

    Levels offered: Masters

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and Performing Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

Seattle Pacific University
  • Art Teacher Education

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

    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

  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors

Seattle Central Community College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Associates

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

    Levels offered: Associates

  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

    Levels offered: Associates

  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training

    Levels offered: Associates

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Associates

  • Commercial and Advertising Art

    Levels offered: Associates



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