2025 Best Painting Schools in Pennsylvania

If you plan on majoring in painting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #517 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Painting Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 55 degrees in painting to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Painting Schools List

Painting Rankings by Degree Level

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 Pennsylvania. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Painting in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the painting degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Painting

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Painting Degrees Awarded

44.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in painting. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in painting from Temple University

2

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in painting. Located in the city of Philadelphia, PAFA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree 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	1,026	133
Maryland	618	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Painting

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Painting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Art Studies	411
Fine Arts	358
Art History	176
Intermedia/Multimedia	28
Printmaking	26
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	26
Fiber, Textile & Weaving Arts	23
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	16
Sculpture	14
Jewelry Arts	7

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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.