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Art Schools in Wichita

By mayavfx on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 with

Art Schools in Wichita

 

Wichita, KS (population: 374,803) has three art schools within its city limits. Newman University, the highest ranked school in the city with an art program, has a total student population of 2,557. It is the 569th highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Kansas (#1 is Southwestern College).

Art students from Wichita 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.

Wichita lies in Sedgwick county, which is one of the 67 counties in Kansas. Overall, the Wichita area has 295,670 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.3% unemployment rate, $18.81/hr average worker wage, and a $39,110 average annual salary.

Of the 3 art schools in Wichita, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Friends University comes out as the most expensive ($17,871/yr) for art students, with Wichita State University as the lowest, reported at only $9,563/yr.

Art Schools in Wichita

 

Newman University
  • 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

Wichita State University
  • Art Teacher Education

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

  • Geology/Earth Science, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • 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, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

    Levels offered: Bachelors

Friends 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: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

  • Visual and performing arts

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Art/Art Studies, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

    Levels offered: Bachelors



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