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Overview for Painting

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.

Careers for Painting Majors

A major in Painting is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Painting

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Painting among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
 25
(73.5%)
 $21,980 
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT
 10
(71.4%)
 $21,556 
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
 36
(45.6%)
 $30,196 
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 Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
 25
(39.7%)
 $2,728 
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
 7
(23.3%)
 $21,300 
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA
 11
(22.4%)
Open Admissions$23,320 
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
 25
(21.0%)
Open Admissions$27,220 
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Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
 80
(20.6%)
Moderately Selective$32,680 
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
 11
(19.6%)
 $22,006 
California College of the Arts
Oakland, CA
 35
(15.0%)
Open Admissions$31,382 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.