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Arts Schools in Kansas City

Kansas City, MO (population: 454,520) has five arts schools within its city limits. University of Missouri-Kansas City, the highest ranked school in the city with an arts program, has a total student population of 14,799. It is the 2423rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 77th highest in the state of Missouri (#1 is Webster University).

Arts students from Kansas City 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. In fact, in the Kansas City-KS area alone, there are ** employed craft artists earning an average salary of $29,980. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $*/yr and there are 30 employed.

Kansas City lies in Jackson county, which is one of the 39 counties in Missouri. Overall, the Kansas City-KS area has 988,100 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $20.79/hr average worker wage, and a $43,240 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.031 out of every 1000 jobs in Kansas City are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and **/1000 are held by craft artists.

Of the 5 arts schools in Kansas City, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Kansas City Art Institute comes out as the most expensive ($23,883/yr) for arts students, with Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods as the lowest, reported at only $2,865/yr.

Arts Programs in Kansas City

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and performing arts
  

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

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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