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Arts Schools
in Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University
Aquinas College
Belmont University
Lipscomb University
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville
Tennessee State University
Trevecca Nazarene University
Free Will Baptist Bible College
Nashville State Technical Community College
The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville
International Academy of Design and Technology
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Arts Schools in Nashville
Nashville, TN (population: 605,197) has eleven arts schools within its city limits. Vanderbilt University, the highest ranked school in the city with an arts program, has a total student population of 12,506. It is the 17th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Tennessee.
Arts students from Nashville 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.
Nashville lies in Davidson county, which is one of the 26 counties in Tennessee. Overall, the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin area has 719,830 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $19.13/hr average worker wage, and a $39,790 average annual salary.
Of the 11 arts schools in Nashville, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville comes out as the most expensive ($30,998/yr) for arts students, with Nashville State Technical Community College as the lowest, reported at only $6,750/yr.
Arts Programs in Nashville
Vanderbilt University
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered: Masters - Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Masters - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
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
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Bachelors - 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 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
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 - Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Certificate
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Bachelors - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered: Masters - Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Associates - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Bachelors - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - 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: Bachelors
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors - Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Associates - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
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Cities Near Nashville
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Nashville |
| Franklin | TN | 61,515 | 6 | 35.3023 | 121 | 16.9 miles |
| Gallatin | TN | - | 1 | 14.7314 | 31 | 24.0 miles |
| Lebanon | TN | - | 6 | 33.1353 | 162 | 27.4 miles |
| Murfreesboro | TN | 109,230 | 4 | 32.6865 | 176 | 31.1 miles |
| Dickson | TN | - | 1 | 26.7533 | 18 | 34.6 miles |
| Clarksville | TN | 121,429 | 6 | 21.4206 | 150 | 41.7 miles |
| Shelbyville | TN | - | 2 | 24.186 | 25 | 50.8 miles |
| Bowling Green | KY | 56,941 | 5 | 29.5084 | 365 | 58.5 miles |
| Tullahoma | TN | - | 1 | 18.8406 | 13 | 64.4 miles |
| Athens | AL | - | 7 | 24.5606 | 224 | 95.2 miles |