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Arts Schools
in Seattle, WA
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle University
Seattle Pacific University
The Art Institute of Seattle
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle Community College-North Campus
Antioch University Seattle
Seattle Community College-South Campus
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
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Arts Schools in Seattle
Seattle, WA (population: 614,214) has nine arts schools within its city limits. University of Washington-Seattle Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with an arts program, has a total student population of 45,943. It is the 26th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Washington. To learn more about arts programs in Seattle, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of arts professors at University of Washington such as Sang-gyeun Ahn, Stephanie Andrews, Paul Berger, Sean Bolan, Clare Bright, and David Brody.
Arts students from Seattle 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Metropolitan area alone, there are ** employed craft artists earning an average salary of $33,230. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $52,250/yr and there are ** employed.
Seattle lies in King county, which is one of the 24 counties in Washington. Overall, the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Metropolitan area has 1,404,710 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $25.60/hr average worker wage, and a $53,240 average annual salary. Thus, about ** out of every 1000 jobs in Seattle are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and **/1000 are held by craft artists.
Of the 9 arts schools in Seattle, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Seattle comes out as the most expensive ($28,174/yr) for arts students, with Seattle Community College-South Campus as the lowest, reported at only $6,159/yr.
Arts Programs in Seattle
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Levels offered: Bachelors - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Levels offered: Bachelors - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD - Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
Levels offered: Bachelors - Metal and Jewelry Arts
Levels offered: Bachelors - Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD
- 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 - Arts Management
Levels offered: Masters - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Fine/Studio Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Visual and Performing Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education
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 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Levels offered: Associates - Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
Levels offered: Associates - Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered: Associates - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
- 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: Associates - Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered: Associates - Visual and performing arts
Levels offered: Associates
- 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: Bachelors - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Levels offered: Bachelors
- 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: Associates - Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered: Associates
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training
Levels offered: Certificate
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Cities Near Seattle
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Seattle |
| Kirkland | WA | 48,153 | 2 | 17.9541 | 117 | 8.5 miles |
| Bellevue | WA | 128,225 | 4 | 10.794 | 140 | 9.0 miles |
| Tukwila | WA | - | 1 | 9.30665 | 25 | 10.9 miles |
| Bothell | WA | - | 2 | 28.3486 | 26 | 11.9 miles |
| Renton | WA | 66,884 | 4 | 19.959 | 76 | 12.0 miles |
| Lynnwood | WA | - | 1 | 17.534 | 76 | 14.0 miles |
| Edmonds | WA | 40,568 | 0 | - | 0 | 14.6 miles |
| Kent | WA | 84,987 | 1 | 34.1348 | 6 | 16.7 miles |
| Federal Way | WA | 84,659 | 2 | 22.1387 | 18 | 21.4 miles |
| Everett | WA | 99,092 | 6 | 27.2101 | 95 | 24.5 miles |
| Tacoma | WA | 200,855 | 9 | 34.3764 | 293 | 26.1 miles |
| Fife | WA | - | 1 | 33.1119 | 4 | 26.3 miles |
| Puyallup | WA | - | 1 | 10.872 | 24 | 30.2 miles |
| South Hill | WA | 63,243 | 0 | - | 0 | 33.4 miles |
| Olympia | WA | 46,257 | 2 | 20.9056 | 57 | 47.4 miles |
| Bellingham | WA | 82,173 | 5 | 30.4386 | 275 | 77.7 miles |
| Aberdeen | WA | - | 3 | 19.6431 | 151 | 82.0 miles |