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2024 Best Art Education Schools in Pennsylvania

11 Colleges in Pennsylvania
132 Art Education Degrees Awarded
A degree in art education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #308 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for art education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 132 degrees in art education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Art Education School

Best Art Education Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of art education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for art education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Art Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Art Education
Master's Degrees in Art Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Art Education Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Art Education in Pennsylvania

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the art education degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Art Education

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA

Messiah University is a great option for students interested in a degree in art education. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #555 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Messiah is a great university overall.

There were about 1 art education students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in art education from Messiah University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
30.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a degree in art education. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 26 art education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art education from Temple University

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

It is difficult to beat Saint Joseph's University if you want to pursue a degree in art education. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 art education students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art education from Saint Joseph’s University

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Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA

Elizabethtown College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in art education. Etown is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown. A Best Colleges rank of #537 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Etown is a great college overall.

There were about 2 art education students who graduated with this degree at Etown in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art education from Elizabethtown College

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
54 Art Education Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 54 art education students who graduated with this degree at Kutztown University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in art education from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

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Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Glenside, Arcadia is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #339 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Arcadia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 art education students who graduated with this degree at Arcadia in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Latrobe. This college ranks 64th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 1 art education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Vincent in the most recent data year.

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The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

There were about 8 art education students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 87th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 2 art education students who graduated with this degree at Mercyhurst in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in art education from Mercyhurst University

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Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Carlow is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 61st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 art education students who graduated with this degree at Carlow in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in art education from Carlow University

Best Art Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Art Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 251
Maryland 618 48
New Jersey 614 10
District of Columbia 441 0
Delaware 345 5

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Art Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Art Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education 472
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 294
Music Education 202
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 140
English & Language Arts Education 133
Social Studies Education 98
Health Education 70
Mathematics Education 63
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 38
Technology Education 28

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