Education & Training
Fine and Studio Arts
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Appraisers of Personal and Business Property Bachelor's degree
- Archivists Master's degree
- Art Directors Bachelor's degree
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Craft Artists Certificate or apprenticeship
- Curators Master's degree
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Certificate or apprenticeship
- Gem and Diamond Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Museum Technicians and Conservators Master's degree
- Photographers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Bachelor's degree
- Special Effects Artists and Animators Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $37,994 | $41,627 | $8,233 | 150 |
| Associate degree | $25,772 | $32,032 | $11,248 | 421 |
| Bachelor's degree | $30,942 | $41,342 | $21,500 | 1,097 |
| Master's degree | $39,982 | $48,472 | $44,678 | 295 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 59 |
| Professional degree | — | — | — | 1 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.