Pennsylvania contains five schools that offer jewelry programs. Temple University, the highest-ranking jewelry school in PA, has a total student population of 36,507 and is the 105th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 jewelry schools in Pennsylvania, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Arcadia University comes out as the most expensive ($23,287/yr), with Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg as the lowest recorded at only $8,833/yr.
Jewelry students from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania alone, there are 240 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $28,590. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in this state earn $42,350/yr and there are 830 employed.
Also, within the jewelry schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from jewelry, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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