Painting

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 the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing, surface preparation, composition, oil and acrylic media, watercolor media, painting techniques, and personal style development.

Numbers at a glance

327th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
59
Colleges offer it
545
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
147
Women
398

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
Virginia Commonwealth University43
Massachusetts College of Art and Design25
SUNY at Purchase College23
Temple University22
University of Houston19
University of Washington-Seattle Campus14
Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico14
State University of New York at New Paltz10
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth6
SUNY at Fredonia5
Average public university graduating class: 11 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Rhode Island School of Design42
Maryland Institute College of Art33
Pratt Institute-Main31
Kansas City Art Institute24
Savannah College of Art and Design24
San Francisco Art Institute19
California College of the Arts17
University of Hartford15
Minneapolis College of Art and Design14
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German12
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.

O's Insights on Painting

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 38% of graduates come from public universities.

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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
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