Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

Liberal Arts • Visual And Performing Arts

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation; oxidation; mixed media; ceramic murals; and personal style development.

Numbers at a glance

701st
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
29
Colleges offer it
90
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
23
Women
67

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Temple University13
Massachusetts College of Art and Design7
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth4
State University of New York at New Paltz3
SUNY at Fredonia2
University of Oregon1
Buffalo State SUNY1
Average public university graduating class: 4 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Kansas City Art Institute10
Maryland Institute College of Art7
University of Hartford5
Bennington College5
Rhode Island School of Design4
California College of the Arts4
New England College4
Anderson University3
Pratt Institute-Main2
Rochester Institute of Technology2
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 34% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Art/Art Studies, General 10,135 522
Fine/Studio Arts, General 8,892 493
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2,286 340
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 554 60
Painting 545 59
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering 71 3
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