Last year, 60,574 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Painting / Drawing Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 16,141, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of California-Los Angeles had the most completers of 9,017. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's and Doctor's degrees, 11,542 and 1,478 respectively.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | 4,886 | 1,449 | 2,617 | 795 | 97 | - | - |
| 2 | Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI | 807 | 533 | 274 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | 902 | 600 | 290 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 5 | Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD | 689 | 343 | 347 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 14,326 | 9,017 | 3,947 | 1,401 | - | - | - |
| 7 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY | 5,511 | 3,252 | 2,038 | 51 | 228 | - | 54 |
| 8 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA | 6,894 | 4,543 | 1,463 | 775 | 205 | - | - |
| 9 | California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA | 407 | 193 | 212 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 8,485 | 5,567 | 1,809 | 1,075 | 211 | - | 296 |
| - | Average | 60,574 | 2,791 | 2,454 | 797 | 353 | - | 175 |