Best Artist programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment
All artists and related workers not listed.
43 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,584 people a year. The job pays a median of $45,870 in Florida across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Florida that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0102In Florida → | 1,406 | 54.4% | 17 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0409In Florida → | 467 | 18.1% | 14 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0702In Florida → | 460 | 17.8% | 18 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 4 | CIP 50.0410In Florida → | 131 | 5.1% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0402In Florida → | 84 | 3.3% | 5 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 50.0101In Florida → | 23 | 0.9% | 4 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0799In Florida → | 13 | 0.5% | 1 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
Top 25 schools in Florida
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 43 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 535 | Digital Arts | $28,878 | 78% | — | 40% |
| 2 | Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 519 | Digital Arts | $22,439 | 44% | $32,163 | — |
| 3 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 4 feeder programs | 215 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $23,793 | 91% | — | 24% |
| 4 | Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 176 | Graphic Design | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 157 | Illustration | $28,137 | 72% | $54,693 | 70% |
| 6 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 142 | Digital Arts | — | 74% | — | 55% |
| 7 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 118 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $26,785 | 86% | — | 24% |
| 8 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 76 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $31,770 | 69% | — | 53% |
| 9 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 75 | Digital Arts | — | 57% | — | 63% |
| 10 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 73 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $24,818 | 77% | — | 43% |
| 11 | Miami Ad School Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 60 | Commercial and Advertising Art | $56,833 | — | — | — |
| 12 | PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Pensacola, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 59 | Graphic Design | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 40 | Graphic Design | $34,236 | 56% | $28,070 | 81% |
| 14 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 35 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $23,843 | 59% | — | 58% |
| 15 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 30 | Graphic Design | $23,504 | 53% | — | 21% |
| 16 | University of Florida - Online Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 28 | Digital Arts | $30,629 | 85% | — | 61% |
| 17 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 20 | Graphic Design | — | 64% | $33,070 | 40% |
| 18 | Lynn University Boca Raton, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 19 | Graphic Design | — | 52% | $38,343 | 73% |
| 19 | Southeastern University Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 18 | Graphic Design | — | 43% | $29,915 | 53% |
| 20 | Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 17 | Digital Arts | — | 71% | $28,325 | 64% |
| 21 | Hillsborough College Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Digital Arts | — | 34% | — | — |
| 22 | St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Digital Arts | — | 38% | — | — |
| 23 | Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Digital Arts | — | 43% | — | — |
| 24 | Rasmussen University - Florida Ocala, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Graphic Design | $32,246 | 42% | $20,261 | — |
| 25 | Stetson University DeLand, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Digital Arts | $26,913 | 62% | $21,948 | 72% |
All 43 schools in Florida
Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | Public | 535 | 2 |
| Full Sail University | Winter Park | Private for-profit | 519 | 1 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | Public | 215 | 4 |
| Ana G. Mendez University | Orlando | Private not-for-profit | 176 | 1 |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota | Private not-for-profit | 157 | 3 |
| Florida International University | Miami | Public | 142 | 2 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | Public | 118 | 1 |
| University of North Florida | Jacksonville | Public | 76 | 2 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers | Public | 75 | 1 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | Public | 73 | 2 |
| Miami Ad School | Miami | Private for-profit | 60 | 1 |
| PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE | Pensacola | Private not-for-profit | 59 | 2 |
| Flagler College | Saint Augustine | Private not-for-profit | 40 | 2 |
| University of West Florida | Pensacola | Public | 35 | 1 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Tallahassee | Public | 30 | 2 |
What artists and related workers, all other earn in Florida
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $71,240. Florida pays below the national figure.
Metro areas in Florida
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Artists and Related Workers, All Other page.
How to become a Artist
- Typical entry education
- No formal educational credential
- On-the-job training
- Long-term on-the-job training
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Florida
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Artists and Related Workers, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 50.0101Visual and Performing Arts, General
- 50.0102Digital Arts
- 50.0201Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
- 50.0402Commercial and Advertising Art
- 50.0409Graphic Design
- 50.0410Illustration
- 50.0702Fine/Studio Arts, General
- 50.0799Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
- 50.1101Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art
Common questions
Answers for people weighing artists and related workers, all other programs in Florida.
What degree do you need to become an Artist?+
No formal educational credential is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Digital Arts, which awarded 1,406 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 54.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Artist?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Visual and Performing Arts, Design and Applied Arts, Fine and Studio Arts. Together they graduate about 2,584 people a year in Florida.
How much do artists and related workers, all other earn in Florida?+
The median is $45,870 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 35.6% below the U.S. median of $71,240. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for artists and related workers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +0.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+
43 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Long-term on-the-job training' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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