Top Arkansas Art and Design Schools : Programs, Colleges, Degrees, Courses, Classes, Certification, Training

Art and Design Schools in Arkansas

Arkansas contains 45 schools that offer art and design programs. Harding University, the highest-ranking art and design school in AR, has a total student population of 6,484 and is the 224th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 45 art and design schools in Arkansas, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Searcy Beauty College Inc comes out as the most expensive ($35,919/yr), with East Arkansas Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,502/yr.

Art and Design students from Arkansas schools who go on to become designers, ad designers, advertising designers, commercial designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Electrical and electronics drafters make on average $54,800 per year and there are about 30,590 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Arkansas alone, there are 230 employed electrical and electronics drafters earning an average yearly salary of $43,400. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $30,330/yr and there are 30 employed.

Also, within the art and design schools in Arkansas, the average student population is 2,096 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from art and design, there are 2695 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,969 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,307, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Arkansas Interesting Facts

Elevations in the state range from 54 feet above sea level in the far southeast corner to 2,753 feet above at Mount Magazine, the state's highest point.
North Little Rock offers one of the nation's largest municipal parks.
The community of Mountain View is called the Folk Capital of America. The little town preserves the pioneer way of life and puts it on display for visitors at the Ozark Folk Center State Park from March through October.
The road to the White House for President Bill Clinton began in Hope, then led to Hot Springs, Fayetteville, and Little Rock.
Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers.

Top National Parks in Arkansas:

Famous State Residents:

See Also

Related Subjects - Schools in or near Arkansas