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5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, California 94613
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3500 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, California 94619-1699
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5212 Broadway, Oakland, California 94618-1487
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2433 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, California 94601
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900 Fallon St, Oakland, California 94607
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12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, California 94619-3196
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Oakland, CA (population: 412,612) has six arts schools within its city limits. Mills College, the highest ranked school in the city with an arts program, has a total student population of 1,501. It is the 303rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 23rd highest in the state of California (#1 is University of California-Los Angeles).

Arts students from Oakland schools who go on to become artists, graphic designers, journalists, musicians, 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.

Oakland lies in Alameda county, which is one of the 57 counties in California. Overall, the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward Metropolitan area has 990,570 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $26/hr average worker wage, and a $54,590 average annual salary.

Of the 6 arts schools in Oakland, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, California College of the Arts comes out as the most expensive ($30,933/yr) for arts students, with Laney College as the lowest, reported at only $7,253/yr.

Arts Programs in Oakland


Mills College
  • 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: Bachelors, Masters
Holy Names University
  • 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, Masters
California College of the Arts
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Patten University
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Laney College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
    Levels offered: Associates
Merritt College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Associates

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