Ohio contains five schools that offer jewelry programs. Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County, the highest-ranking jewelry school in OH, has a total student population of 1,484 and is the 928th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 jewelry schools in Ohio, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Cleveland Institute of Art comes out as the most expensive ($20,775/yr), with Northwest State Community College as the lowest recorded at only $7,112/yr.
Jewelry students from Ohio schools who go on to become jewelers, jewelry designers, jewelry makers, jewelry repairers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 23,410 people working as jewelers and precious stone and metal workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $36,620. 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 Ohio alone, there are 260 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $26,380. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in this state earn $35,440/yr and there are 490 employed.
Also, within the jewelry schools in Ohio, the average student population is 1,976 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from jewelry, there are 8695 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,681 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,978, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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