Studio Art · New York

New York colleges that awarded Studio Art credentials

55 colleges in New York reported conferring Studio Art credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 55 awarded a degree. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in New York that conferred Studio Art credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Bard College155Degree
The New School106Degree
CUNY City College103Degree
CUNY Hunter College90Degree
Fashion Institute of Technology89Degree
School of Visual Arts81Degree
CUNY LaGuardia Community College80Degree
CUNY Brooklyn College74Degree
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art73Degree
New York University67Degree
University at Buffalo60Degree
Alfred University55Degree
CUNY Queens College48Degree
Pratt Institute-Main40Degree
Stony Brook University34Degree
Syracuse University34Degree
SUNY Brockport29Degree
Cornell University28Degree
CUNY Lehman College26Degree
State University of New York at Oswego19Degree
College of Staten Island CUNY18Degree
State University of New York at New Paltz17Degree
CUNY Kingsborough Community College16Degree
Jamestown Community College16Degree
Marist College16Degree
Erie Community College15Degree
Rochester Institute of Technology14Degree
University of Rochester14Degree
Binghamton University13Degree
SUNY Oneonta13Degree
Teachers College at Columbia University13Degree
Hamilton College12Degree
Hofstra University12Degree
Nazareth University12Degree
Ithaca College10Degree
University at Albany10Degree
CUNY York College9Degree
Herkimer County Community College9Degree
SUNY College at Potsdam9Degree
SUNY College at Plattsburgh8Degree
SUNY Corning Community College8Degree
Siena College7Degree
Finger Lakes Community College6Degree
Long Island University6Degree
Marymount Manhattan College6Degree
Molloy College6Degree
St. Joseph's University-New York6Degree
Hobart William Smith Colleges5Degree
SUNY Adirondack5Degree
Roberts Wesleyan University3Degree
Elmira College2Degree
Manhattanville College2Degree
Columbia-Greene Community College1Degree
Russell Sage College1Degree
State University of New York at Cortland1Degree

How much of this field is in New York

Credentials awarded
1,612
Share of U.S. total
14%
Colleges awarding it
55
Awarding a degree
55

New York colleges conferred 1,612 Studio Art credentials in 2023-24, which is 14% of the 11,911 conferred across the 48 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 55 colleges here, every one awarded a degree. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Associate13%215
  • Bachelor's71%1,148
  • Graduate15%249

Most Studio Art credentials awarded in New York were bachelor's degrees. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 10% of New York’s Studio Art credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these New York colleges cost

Median net price across the 54 of these 55 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Studio Art program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$12,230
30-48k
$15,196
48-75k
$18,539
75-110k
$21,062
110k+
$26,876

By the kind of college

The figure above averages very different institutions together. Split by federal sector, for a family earning under $30,000:

Median net price for a family earning under $30,000, by kind of college, among New York colleges that reported awarding Studio Artcredentials.
Kind of collegeCollegesMedian net price
Public two-year9$4,843
Public four-year19$10,585
Private26$20,046

Sector is the federal classification (IPEDS ICLEVEL and CONTROL). Private covers both nonprofit and for-profit colleges, which CampusPin does not split here because the for-profit sample in a single state is usually too small to publish a median. Each row needs at least five colleges reporting net price, so a sector with fewer is left out rather than estimated.

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $12,230 at these colleges, against $26,876 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every New York college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in New York — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Studio Art graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Studio Art, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Studio Art, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$80,1909,000Master's degree
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$60,5602,200Bachelor's degree
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$72,7601,200No formal educational credential

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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