Painting Colleges

A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface preparation; composition; oil and acrylic media; watercolor media; painting techniques; and personal style development.

Birmingham Southern College

Birmingham, Alabama
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,810 per year

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,223 per year (In-State)
$ 12,853 per year (Out-of-State)

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 10,800 per year

California College of the Arts

Oakland, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,810 per year

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 25,640 per year

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,680 per year

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Denver, Colorado
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,880 per year

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts

Old Lyme, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,416 per year

Paier College of Art Inc

Hamden, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,200 per year

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,406 per year

Corcoran College of Art and Design

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,700 per year

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,800 per year (In-State)
$ 4,440 per year (Out-of-State)

Miami International University of Art & Design

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,640 per year

University of Miami

Miami, Florida
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,020 per year

Atlanta College of Art

Atlanta, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,900 per year

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,600 per year

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,990 per year

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,042 per year (In-State)
$ 21,128 per year (Out-of-State)

Indiana Wesleyan University

Marion, Indiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,184 per year

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,100 per year

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,850 per year (In-State)
$ 9,732 per year (Out-of-State)

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,380 per year

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, Maryland
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,140 per year

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,530 per year

Massachusetts College of Art

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,850 per year (In-State)
$ 19,200 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,417 per year (In-State)
$ 8,099 per year (Out-of-State)

Belhaven College

Jackson, Mississippi
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,450 per year

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,995 per year

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,392 per year

University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,196 per year (In-State)
$ 13,017 per year (Out-of-State)

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,100 per year

College of Santa Fe

Santa Fe, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,530 per year

Buffalo State College

Buffalo, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year (In-State)
$ 10,610 per year (Out-of-State)

Daemen College

Buffalo, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,350 per year

Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,500 per year

SUNY College at New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year

Methodist College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,580 per year

Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,917 per year

Kent State University

Kent, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,954 per year (In-State)
$ 15,386 per year (Out-of-State)

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,235 per year (In-State)
$ 17,199 per year (Out-of-State)

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,490 per year

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,164 per year (In-State)
$ 15,996 per year (Out-of-State)

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,990 per year

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,700 per year

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,700 per year

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,140 per year (In-State)
$ 16,736 per year (Out-of-State)

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,410 per year

Anderson University

Anderson, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,100 per year

Carson-Newman College

Jefferson City, Tennessee
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,500 per year

McMurry University

Abilene, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,300 per year

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,280 per year

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,930 per year (In-State)
$ 12,210 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,604 per year

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,410 per year

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,012 per year (In-State)
$ 15,947 per year (Out-of-State)

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,143 per year (In-State)
$ 12,477 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,103 per year (In-State)
$ 19,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,113 per year (In-State)
$ 14,064 per year (Out-of-State)

Milwaukee Institute of Art Design

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,200 per year