2024 Best Colleges for Ceramics

SUMMARY

Choosing to study Ceramics is not only a valuable choice, but naturally a requisite first step for scholars wishing to begin a career as an industrial producer, a studio artist, or a ceramics instructor. Interestingly, ceramics is a very rare degree being the 375th most popular degree. In the last year, there were 96 ceramics graduates. In-state tuition for ceramics at private universities is, on average, 3.1 times more pricey than their public counterparts.

With only 40 universities offering ceramics there could be a more finite list of the institutions you can choose from. If you are hoping to surround yourself with other ceramics majors, look at colleges in Pennsylvania which have the most students admitted to ceramics annually. More generally, the top region to pursue ceramics is in the Mid East region with Maryland Institute College of Art, SUNY at Fredonia, and Temple University best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection of the top conference to study ceramics is the American Athletic Conference with Temple University representing the conference. That being said, our choice for the best university for ceramics is Maryland Institute College of Art. You might also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively best school is not necessarily the 'best' school for you. There are lots of factors to weigh when choosing institution. Features like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would definitely affect your feelings on which university to attend. Here at Authority, we evaluated the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are intrigued by which ceramics college boasts the superior campus, the winner is Bennington College. If you are very interested in which university boasts the best campus, we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, professor reviews, government databases, and more in order to compare all U.S. majors in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our comprehensive list for the universities with the best student life&nbsphere and from that list, our selection for the college with the best student life for ceramics is Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Curious why? Keep scrolling to find out more about our top choices. Many of our picks will probably surprise you.

If price is a primary factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about Bennington College. Bennington College&nbspis the most expensive school for ceramics, at least regarding out of state attendance. That being said, we have an entire list of the most expensive&nbspcolleges that might put the cost of Bennington College&nbspinto perspective. You could also care to know that ceramics is the 104th most expensive program in the US, with an average bill of $39,000. On a broader scale, the most expensive state for ceramics in the nation is Vermont demonstrated with a tuition of $55,200 at the main university in the state Bennington College. Even more broadly, the most costly region for ceramics is the New England region which is best demonstrated with University of Hartford with a cost of $39,220, Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a cost of $25,730, and Bennington College with a cost of $55,200.

Our cheapest region for ceramics is the Plains region which is represented by Kansas City Art Institute with a cost of $38,700. More optimistically, the most affordable college for ceramics is Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Authority's full list of the most affordable colleges can be explored here.

In-state learners can anticipate paying around $15,300 for a degree in ceramics. That price swells by a lot to a median of $34,100 for the out-of-state public-school student. As such, you might be interested in our pick for the university constituting the best value for ceramics: Bennington College. Through this link you will find our comprehensive list on the schools we believe to be the best value&nbspin general. With that said, this discussion is predicated on the assumption that you are an out-of-state student. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition is considered, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.

Earnings for ceramics majors can vary, but within two years graduation students will typically earn around $48,800. While there is much variation in earnings potential; top positions can enjoy pay up to $89,600. Straight out of college, the minimum earning positions within the ceramics field make $27,000, which is an alright wage. The top earning graduates for ceramics come from Temple University&nbspand if you want to find the colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.

The prevailing diversity of ceramics ranks near the bottom, arriving within only the 17th percentile of majors nationally. The college with the highest composite diversity for ceramics is Maryland Institute College of Art&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list for the colleges which have the most diversity. The financial diversity of Ceramics only sits in the 21st percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even less in the 10th percentile. White students make up the largest proportion, 79%, of those studying ceramics. Additionally, 67% of scholars pursuing a ceramics degree are women.

The median score for ceramics professors is 4.5 stars, a ranking that is 13% better than the average score across every major; which is a fairly good score. If you are curious about the most popular ceramics professor nationally, take a look at Tim Peck from Azusa Pacific University. This may be surprising, but the best rated ceramics instructors from student rankings are found at Azusa Pacific University. As we incorporate data beyond basic rankings it becomes clear that the college with the overall best instructors for ceramics is Massachusetts College of Art and Design. You will find an explanation of our ever evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, as well as many of the top instructors nationwide.

Finally, the hardest school to get into for ceramics is Kansas City Art Institute. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we have a comprehensive list for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we do hope you understand that looking at university through a lens only built on superlatives can cause problems. We at Authority hope you read our more focused pages on individual colleges and explore a few of our helpful background pages on essential details to look out for as you continue your college search.