Best Artist programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment
All artists and related workers not listed.
27 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 999 people a year. The job pays a median of $119,680 in Georgia across about 360 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Georgia that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (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 Georgia page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0410In Georgia → | 557 | 55.8% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0702In Georgia → | 180 | 18.0% | 9 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0409In Georgia → | 87 | 8.7% | 8 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 50.0102In Georgia → | 84 | 8.4% | 2 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0402In Georgia → | 46 | 4.6% | 2 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 50.0101In Georgia → | 39 | 3.9% | 7 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0799In Georgia → | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
Top 25 schools in Georgia
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 9 of the 27 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 557 | Illustration | $23,400 | 69% | $44,902 | 83% |
| 2 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 136 | Digital Arts | $27,636 | 52% | — | 69% |
| 3 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 71 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $23,530 | 37% | — | 68% |
| 4 | Miami Ad School - Atlanta Atlanta, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 43 | Commercial and Advertising Art | $56,833 | — | $28,032 | — |
| 5 | Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 36 | Graphic Design | $39,355 | 55% | — | 88% |
| 6 | University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $34,056 | 90% | — | 38% |
| 7 | Savannah State University Savannah, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 28% | — | — |
| 8 | Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $22,866 | 54% | $21,022 | 88% |
| 9 | Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Graphic Design | — | 31% | — | — |
| 10 | Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 11 | Mercer University Macon, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Graphic Design | — | 70% | $22,641 | 69% |
| 12 | Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Graphic Design | — | 49% | — | — |
| 13 | Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 41% | — | 66% |
| 14 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Graphic Design | — | 50% | — | — |
| 15 | Albany Technical College Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Graphic Design | — | 42% | — | — |
| 16 | Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 71% | $23,947 | 62% |
| 17 | Albany State University Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | $29,798 | 31% | — | — |
| 18 | Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Graphic Design | — | 34% | — | — |
| 19 | Spelman College Atlanta, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | — | 78% | $35,132 | 25% |
| 20 | LaGrange College Lagrange, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | $21,824 | 47% | $19,283 | 62% |
| 21 | Wesleyan College Macon, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 45% | $16,312 | 59% |
| 22 | Atlanta Metropolitan State College Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Digital Arts | — | 17% | — | — |
| 23 | Augusta University Augusta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 49% | — | 86% |
| 24 | Young Harris College Young Harris, GA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Graphic Design | — | 42% | $10,832 | 63% |
| 25 | Gordon State College Barnesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 20% | — | 86% |
All 27 schools in Georgia
Every school in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | Private not-for-profit | 557 | 1 |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | Public | 136 | 2 |
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | Public | 71 | 2 |
| Miami Ad School - Atlanta | Atlanta | Private for-profit | 43 | 1 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | Public | 36 | 2 |
| University of Georgia | Athens | Public | 20 | 1 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | Public | 14 | 1 |
| Oglethorpe University | Atlanta | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 11 | 1 |
| Georgia Military College | Milledgeville | Public | 11 | 1 |
| Mercer University | Macon | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 1 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 8 | 1 |
| Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley | Public | 8 | 1 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 8 | 1 |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 7 | 1 |
What artists and related workers, all other earn in Georgia
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $71,240. Georgia pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: Georgia employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Georgia
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 Georgia
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 Georgia.
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 Illustration, which awarded 557 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 55.8% 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 Design and Applied Arts, Fine and Studio Arts, Visual and Performing Arts. Together they graduate about 999 people a year in Georgia.
How much do artists and related workers, all other earn in Georgia?+
The median is $119,680 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 68.0% above 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 Georgia?+
27 institutions in Georgia 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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