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.
| A major in Painting is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Painting among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA | 25 (73.5%) | |  | |
|  | Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Old Lyme, CT | 10 (71.4%) | |  | |
|  | San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA | 36 (45.6%) | |  | |
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| | Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | 25 (39.7%) | |  | |
|  | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | 7 (23.3%) | |  | |
|  | Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | 11 (22.4%) |  |  | |
|  | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | 25 (21.0%) |  |  | |
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|  | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | 80 (20.6%) |  |  | |
|  | Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR | 11 (19.6%) | |  | |
|  | California College of the Arts Oakland, CA | 35 (15.0%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.