Fine and Studio Arts.

CIP Code: 50.07 • Visual and Performing Arts

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 50.0701 - 50.0799.

Colleges Offering

1073

Avg. Median Earnings

$41,876

Highest Earnings

$50,759

Highest Earnings

Graduates from Adelphi University earn the highest median salary at $50,759

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Art Directors

SOC Code: 27-1011

$114,850

median salary

Hourly Wage

$55.22/hr

Total Jobs

53,070

Special Effects Artists and Animators

SOC Code: 27-1014

$102,030

median salary

Hourly Wage

$49.06/hr

Total Jobs

19,970

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1121

$78,620

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

93,560

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

SOC Code: 25-2031

$72,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

1,065,210

Artists and Related Workers, All Other

SOC Code: 27-1019

$71,240

median salary

Hourly Wage

$34.25/hr

Total Jobs

6,930

Archivists

SOC Code: 25-4011

$64,550

median salary

Hourly Wage

$31.03/hr

Total Jobs

7,970

Curators

SOC Code: 25-4012

$63,420

median salary

Hourly Wage

$30.49/hr

Total Jobs

12,150

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

SOC Code: 27-1013

$55,490

median salary

Hourly Wage

$26.68/hr

Total Jobs

11,220

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

SOC Code: 51-9071

$52,540

median salary

Hourly Wage

$25.26/hr

Total Jobs

22,440

Museum Technicians and Conservators

SOC Code: 25-4013

$51,440

median salary

Hourly Wage

$24.73/hr

Total Jobs

12,310

Craft Artists

SOC Code: 27-1012

$46,080

median salary

Hourly Wage

$22.15/hr

Total Jobs

4,580

Photographers

SOC Code: 27-4021

$44,660

median salary

Hourly Wage

$21.47/hr

Total Jobs

51,760

Appraisers of Personal and Business Property

SOC Code: 13-2022

N/A

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

N/A

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Fine and Studio Arts. graduates actually earn

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Colleges Offering Fine and Studio Arts.

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Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

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Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

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Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$50,759

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

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Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$40,587

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

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Median Earnings

N/A

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N/A

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

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N/A

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Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

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N/A

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Albion College

Albion, MI

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Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Albright College

Reading, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$44,441

1-Year Earnings

$30,204

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$38,877

1-Year Earnings

$27,914

Allegheny College

Meadville, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Alma College

Alma, MI

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N/A

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N/A

Alverno College

Milwaukee, WI

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N/A

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American University

Washington, DC

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N/A

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N/A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

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Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Anderson University

Anderson, SC

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

$32,535

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$34,802

1-Year Earnings

$31,892

Antioch College

Yellow Springs, OH

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$41,002

1-Year Earnings

$22,120

Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, MI

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

Graduates/Year

Median Earnings

$37,489

1-Year Earnings

$22,389

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Graduates/Year

220

Median Earnings

$41,265

1-Year Earnings

$34,173

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