2024 Best Colleges for Sculpture

SUMMARY

Studying Sculpture is not only a valuable choice, but naturally a critical first step for students endeavoring to begin a career as a sculptor, an exhibition designer, or an art teacher. Interestingly, sculpture is an uncommon major being the 342nd most popular major. Last year, there were 235 sculpture diplomas received. In-state tuition for sculpture at private schools is, on average, 3.5 times more costly than their public counterparts.

With just 60 colleges offering sculpture you could have a more finite list of the institutions that will have an option for you. If you're looking to surround yourself with other sculpture undergrads, look at schools in New York which have the most undergraduates admitted to sculpture annually. less precisely, the best region to get a degree in sculpture is in the New England region with Maine College of Art, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Rhode Island School of Design best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the best conference to study sculpture is the Atlantic 10 Conference with Virginia Commonwealth University representing the conference. From our list on the best colleges, our choice for the best university for sculpture is Rhode Island School of Design.

The best school might not actually be the 'best' school for every student. There are many more factors to think about when deciding on institution. Features such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food would definitely modify your inclinations on where to go to school. Here at authority.org, we have weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you want to know which sculpture university boasts the best campus, the answer is Savannah College of Art and Design. If you are very interested in which school is home to the finest campus, we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, professor reviews, government databases, and more so we can compare each major in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our well researched list for the universities with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our choice of the university with the best student life for sculpture is Rhode Island School of Design. Curious why? Keep reading to discover more about Authority's top choices. Some of our conclusions just might surprise you.

If expense is a major influence in your decisions, you might consider avoiding Rhode Island School of Design. Rhode Island School of Design&nbspappears to be the most expensive college for sculpture, at least regarding out of state enrollment. We have a page for the most expensive&nbspschools that could put the cost at Rhode Island School of Design&nbspinto perspective. You could also care to know that sculpture is the 112th most expensive program in the US, with an average cost of $38,100. On a broader scale, the most costly state for sculpture in the country is Rhode Island with expenses at the primary college, Rhode Island School of Design, of $51,800. Even more broadly, the most costly region for sculpture is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.

Our cheapest region for sculpture is the Southwest region which is represented by University of Houston with a cost of $20,747. More optimistically, the most affordable university for sculpture is SUNY at Purchase College. Authority.org's full list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.

In-state attendees can expect to pay about $12,700 for a degree in sculpture. That price grows by a lot to an average of $29,000 for the out-of-state public-school student. Our pick for the college with the best value for sculpture: Rhode Island School of Design. On this page you can see our comprehensive list on the universities we believe to be the best value&nbspoverall. Do know, this discussion is based on out-of-state tuition costs. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but we do not know where you live (and are not trying to collect that kind of data).

Earnings for sculpture students can differ, but within two years completing the major graduates will typically earn around $49,000. There is much variation in salary; top positions can enjoy pay up to $90,500. Straight out of university, the lowest earning jobs within the sculpture space earn $26,900, which could be worse. The top earning grads for sculpture studied at University of New Haven&nbspand if you are looking for colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The all-around diversity of sculpture sits subpar, falling in the 45th percentile of all majors. The school with the highest composite diversity for sculpture is California College of the Arts&nbspand here you can find our comprehensive list of the universities with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of Sculpture only ranks within the 76th percentile compared to all other majors. Racial diversity is even further below average in the 41st percentile. White undergraduates compose the largest share, 66%, of scholars studying sculpture. Additionally, 70% of undergraduates pursuing a sculpture degree are women.

The median score of sculpture's professors is 4.3 stars, a rating that is 8% higher than the average across every major; this is a pretty good score. If you are looking for the most popular sculpture instructor in the nation, take a look at Brent Duckor at San Jose State University. This might surprise you, but the top rated instructors for sculpture from student rankings are found at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. If we incorporate data other than basic rankings it becomes clear that the school possessing the overall best professors for sculpture is Massachusetts College of Art and Design. One can find more detail on our ever evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, along with many of the best examples of professors in the U.S.

Finally, the most difficult university to get into for sculpture is Rhode Island School of Design. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a detailed list of the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we hope you understand that considering higher education through a lens primarily formed from superlatives could cause issues. We at Authority hope you read our other pages on different topics and read a few of our background pages on beneficial things to think about as you progress with your college search.