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Art Schools in Wisconsin

Wisconsin contains 33 schools that offer art programs. University of Wisconsin-Madison, the highest-ranking art school in WI, has a total student population of 41,654 and is the 23rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 33 art schools in Wisconsin, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Carthage College comes out as the most expensive ($25,664/yr), with Milwaukee Area Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $6,574/yr.

Art students from Wisconsin schools who go on to become artists, animators, animation designers, animation artists, 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, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Wisconsin alone, there are 60 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $29,130. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $37,090/yr and there are 110 employed.

Also, within the art schools in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from art, there are 4047 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Art Programs in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Cartography
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lakeland College

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Beloit College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lawrence University

• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Ripon College

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Norbert College

• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carroll University

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wisconsin Lutheran College

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Concordia University-Wisconsin

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northland College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carthage College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Cardinal Stritch University

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Commercial and Advertising Art
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Edgewood College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art Therapy/Therapist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Viterbo University

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Wisconsin-Superior

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Silver Lake College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Alverno College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Art Therapy/Therapist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marian University-Wisconsin

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art Therapy/Therapist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mount Mary College

• Art Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Art Therapy/Therapist
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Commercial and Advertising Art
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Milwaukee Area Technical College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
  
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Commercial and Advertising Art
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Moraine Park Technical College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Commercial and Advertising Art
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Geology/Earth Science, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Art/Art Studies, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Madison Area Technical College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  
• Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts, Other
  
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Commercial and Advertising Art
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Bryant and Stratton College-Wauwatosa

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Commercial and Advertising Art
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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