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2025 Best Painting Schools in California

1 College in California
14 Painting Degrees Awarded
A degree in painting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #517 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Painting Schools in California ranking.

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Painting Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Painting

The painting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Painting Schools in California. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Painting in California

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 painting degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Painting

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50.0% Growth in Graduates

California College of the Arts is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in painting. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a degree in painting from California College of the Arts

Best Painting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Painting Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 6
Oregon 587 10
Hawaii 267 0

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One of 13 majors within the Fine & Studio Arts area of study, Painting has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Art Studies 4,438
Fine Arts 1,478
Art History 456
Jewelry Arts 148
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies 111
Intermedia/Multimedia 76
Drawing 38
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics 27
Sculpture 8
Printmaking 5

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