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Largest fine and studio arts programs in the United States
U.S. fine and studio arts programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 920 |
| 2 | Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public, 4-year | 911 |
| 3 | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Public, 2-year | 656 |
| 4 | Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public, 4-year | 637 |
| 5 | Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public, 2-year | 555 |
| 6 | California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | Public, 4-year | 442 |
| 7 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | Public, 4-year | 434 |
| 8 | California State University-Northridge | Northridge | Public, 4-year | 328 |
| 9 | Rio Salado College | Tempe | Public, 4-year | 321 |
| 10 | Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public, 4-year | 299 |
| 11 | Full Sail University | Winter Park | For-profit, 4-year | 298 |
| 12 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | 295 |
| 13 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | 283 |
| 14 | Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Public, 4-year | 241 |
| 15 | Arizona State University | Tempe | Public, 4-year | 234 |
| 16 | San Jose State University | San Jose | Public, 4-year | 211 |
| 17 | Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public, 4-year | 206 |
| 18 | South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | Public, 4-year | 199 |
| 19 | Gemological Institute of America | New York | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | 178 |
| 20 | New York University | New York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 176 |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | Public, 4-year | 174 |
| 22 | Bard College | Annandale-On-Hudson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 174 |
| 23 | California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | 174 |
| 24 | University of Georgia | Athens | Public, 4-year | 171 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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