Best Artist programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment
All artists and related workers not listed.
31 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 673 people a year. The job pays a median of $85,500 in New Jersey across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (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 New Jersey page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0702In New Jersey → | 191 | 28.4% | 14 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0101In New Jersey → | 173 | 25.7% | 9 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0409In New Jersey → | 136 | 20.2% | 11 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 50.0799In New Jersey → | 83 | 12.3% | 3 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0402In New Jersey → | 62 | 9.2% | 3 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 50.0102In New Jersey → | 26 | 3.9% | 2 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0410In New Jersey → | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
Top 25 schools in New Jersey
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 31 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County College of Morris Randolph, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 74 | Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | $33,881 | 36% | — | — |
| 2 | Ocean County College Toms River, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 74 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 42% | — | — |
| 3 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 55 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $25,099 | 69% | — | 89% |
| 4 | Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 47 | Commercial and Advertising Art | — | 25% | — | — |
| 5 | Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 42 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $22,619 | 26% | — | — |
| 6 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | $17,625 | 38% | $20,940 | 70% |
| 7 | Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 31% | — | — |
| 8 | Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 28 | Graphic Design | — | 37% | — | — |
| 9 | Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 27 | Graphic Design | — | 30% | — | — |
| 10 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 70% | — | 71% |
| 11 | Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Commercial and Advertising Art | — | 21% | — | — |
| 12 | Middlesex College Edison, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 33% | — | — |
| 13 | Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 23 | Graphic Design | $24,357 | 67% | $23,573 | 95% |
| 14 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | — | 87% | $34,827 | 48% |
| 15 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Graphic Design | $26,027 | 65% | — | 88% |
| 16 | Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Graphic Design | — | 36% | — | — |
| 17 | Berkeley College - Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Graphic Design | $27,937 | 44% | $23,170 | — |
| 18 | Atlantic Cape Community College Mays Landing, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 14 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 30% | — | — |
| 19 | Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Graphic Design | $29,445 | 61% | $23,844 | 79% |
| 20 | Drew University Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 70% | $23,094 | 68% |
| 21 | Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 19% | — | — |
| 22 | Camden County College Blackwood, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 31% | — | — |
| 23 | Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Digital Arts | — | 54% | $19,504 | 79% |
| 24 | Kean University Union, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $25,928 | 47% | — | 76% |
| 25 | Salem Community College Carneys Point, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other | — | 40% | — | — |
All 31 schools in New Jersey
Every school in New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County College of Morris | Randolph | Public | 74 | 2 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River | Public | 74 | 3 |
| Stockton University | Galloway | Public | 55 | 2 |
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | Public | 47 | 2 |
| Hudson County Community College | Jersey City | Public | 42 | 1 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Public | 30 | 1 |
| Sussex County Community College | Newton | Public | 28 | 3 |
| Brookdale Community College | Lincroft | Public | 27 | 2 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public | 27 | 1 |
| Bergen Community College | Paramus | Public | 26 | 1 |
| Middlesex College | Edison | Public | 26 | 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus | Madison | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 2 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 1 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | Public | 20 | 1 |
What artists and related workers, all other earn in New Jersey
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $71,240. New Jersey pays above the national figure.
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 New Jersey
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 New Jersey.
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 Fine/Studio Arts, General, which awarded 191 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 28.4% 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 Fine and Studio Arts, Design and Applied Arts, Visual and Performing Arts. Together they graduate about 673 people a year in New Jersey.
How much do artists and related workers, all other earn in New Jersey?+
The median is $85,500 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 20.0% 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 New Jersey?+
31 institutions in New Jersey 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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