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Art Education colleges in Pennsylvania

CampusPin lists 145 U.S. colleges in Pennsylvania that offer Art Education programs. Compare tuition, acceptance rate, and enrollment in the table below, every figure links back to the institution's official IPEDS data.

Art Education prepares future teachers to lead K-12 visual-art classrooms, pairing studio skill in drawing, painting, and design with the pedagogy and licensure to teach it.

Schools in Pennsylvania that offer Art Education

Art Education programs in Pennsylvania: by the numbers

A quick comparison of the 50 schools (of 145 total) listed above, drawn from each institution's published IPEDS data.

Schools listed

145

Public / private

11 / 39

Universities / 2-year

35 / 15

Cities represented

37

In-state tuition range

$4,632–$68,300

Median in-state tuition

$26,929

Lowest published in-state tuition

Community College of Philadelphia

$4,632

Most selective

Curtis Institute of Music

7% acceptance

Largest by enrollment

Drexel University

21,623 students

Figures reflect the schools currently listed and each institution's most recent reported data. Verify current tuition and admissions details with the school before applying.

What you'll study in a Art Education program

  • Drawing, painting, and two- and three-dimensional foundations
  • Art history and visual culture
  • Art methods and pedagogy across grade levels
  • Child and adolescent artistic development
  • Assessing and critiquing creative work fairly
  • Classroom management for studio settings
  • Curriculum design and project sequencing
  • Media across ceramics, printmaking, and digital art
  • Supervised student-teaching practicum in schools

Where a Art Education degree can lead

  • Elementary Art Teacher
  • Secondary Art Teacher
  • K-12 Visual Arts Teacher
  • Museum Educator
  • District Arts Coordinator
  • Private Art Instructor

Typical pay: Early-career wages vary by employer, region, and experience (BLS, 2024 secondary school teachers median $64,580).

Art Education, classified federally as Art Teacher Education, prepares people to teach the visual arts in schools. Where a Studio Art major centers on developing a student's own artistic practice and portfolio, this field points artistic skill toward the classroom: planning art lessons, teaching technique and art history to beginners, sequencing projects across grade levels, and assessing creative work fairly. It also differs from Music Education, which prepares teachers for ensembles and general music rather than for drawing, painting, ceramics, design, and the broader visual arts. Candidates keep building their own ability across media, but always in service of helping students learn to make and understand art.

Most art-teaching positions are entered with a bachelor's degree that combines studio coursework with an education sequence: art methods, child and adolescent development, classroom management, and a culminating student-teaching placement in real schools under a mentor teacher. Graduates most often teach art in public, charter, and private elementary and secondary schools, and some later move into museum education, district arts leadership, or graduate study. Because public-school teaching is regulated, candidates should confirm the exact certification grade bands and exams required where they intend to work before committing to a program.

In federal data for the closely related occupation of secondary school teachers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2024 median wage of $64,580 and projects employment to decline about 1.6% from 2024 to 2034; a bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education for that occupation. National figures are occupation-wide medians across all experience levels, not starting wages or graduate outcomes.

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