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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California

32 Colleges
$25,004 Avg Salary
$23,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #61 most popular major in California with 386 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the Fine Arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in California. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California list. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

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Art Center College of Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California ranking. Art Center College of Design is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Art Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fine and studio arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. SFAI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 12
Oregon 46
Nevada 6
Hawaii 5
Alaska 3

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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