2025 Best Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

a bachelor's degree in painting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #357 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of painting. Combined, these schools handed out 39 bachelor's degrees in painting to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to painting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other painting students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized painting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for painting students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Painting Schools

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 Painting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Painting in Pennsylvania

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for painting students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Painting

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in painting needs to take a look at Temple University. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in painting from Temple University

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in painting needs to check out Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in painting from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Best Painting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Painting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	91
Maryland	370	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Painting

Painting is one of 13 different types of Fine & Studio Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Painting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine Arts	281
Art Studies	258
Art History	121
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	29
Intermedia/Multimedia	20
Printmaking	16
Jewelry Arts	14
Sculpture	8
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	8
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.