Best Artist programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment
All artists and related workers not listed.
49 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,257 people a year. The job pays a median of $82,280 in Ohio across about 120 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
8 programs in Ohio that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (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 Ohio page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0702In Ohio → | 331 | 26.3% | 22 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0409In Ohio → | 329 | 26.2% | 25 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0402In Ohio → | 195 | 15.5% | 8 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 50.0101In Ohio → | 127 | 10.1% | 5 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0410In Ohio → | 121 | 9.6% | 4 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 50.0102In Ohio → | 111 | 8.8% | 10 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0799In Ohio → | 42 | 3.3% | 9 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 8 | CIP 50.1101In Ohio → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | — | — |
Top 25 schools in Ohio
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 18 of the 49 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 109 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 28% | — | — |
| 2 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH Public · 3 feeder programs | 107 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $31,128 | 64% | — | 81% |
| 3 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 99 | Illustration | $27,970 | 56% | $30,330 | 68% |
| 4 | The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 84 | Commercial and Advertising Art | — | 69% | $35,097 | 92% |
| 5 | Ohio University - Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 5 feeder programs | 72 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $29,053 | 65% | — | 85% |
| 6 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 66 | Commercial and Advertising Art | $24,490 | 41% | — | — |
| 7 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 65 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $29,431 | 75% | — | 85% |
| 8 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 61 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $19,138 | 64% | — | 86% |
| 9 | Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH Public · 3 feeder programs | 49 | Graphic Design | $22,517 | 31% | — | — |
| 10 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 43 | Illustration | $23,358 | 58% | $31,870 | 61% |
| 11 | Stark State College North Canton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 34 | Graphic Design | — | 23% | — | — |
| 12 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 33 | Graphic Design | $24,959 | 51% | — | 91% |
| 13 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | $29,203 | 50% | — | 84% |
| 14 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Digital Arts | — | 38% | — | — |
| 15 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 81% | $28,313 | 34% |
| 16 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 26 | Illustration | $20,921 | 41% | $39,344 | 34% |
| 17 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public · 4 feeder programs | 24 | Graphic Design | $39,856 | 52% | — | 60% |
| 18 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 22 | Graphic Design | — | 69% | $31,119 | 86% |
| 19 | Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 20 | Graphic Design | $47,295 | 80% | — | 75% |
| 20 | Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH Public · 3 feeder programs | 20 | Commercial and Advertising Art | — | 35% | — | — |
| 21 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Graphic Design | $31,749 | 67% | $25,104 | 76% |
| 22 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Graphic Design | $35,768 | 73% | $22,701 | 65% |
| 23 | University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Commercial and Advertising Art | — | 16% | — | — |
| 24 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Graphic Design | — | 57% | — | 92% |
| 25 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Graphic Design | — | 16% | — | — |
All 49 schools in Ohio
Every school in Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public | 109 | 1 |
| Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green | Public | 107 | 3 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus | Private not-for-profit | 99 | 4 |
| The Modern College of Design | Kettering | Private for-profit | 84 | 2 |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | Athens | Public | 72 | 5 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public | 66 | 1 |
| University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati | Public | 65 | 2 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | Public | 61 | 1 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Public | 49 | 3 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland | Private not-for-profit | 43 | 3 |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public | 34 | 1 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Public | 33 | 2 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Public | 33 | 1 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas | New Philadelphia | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | Private not-for-profit | 29 | 1 |
What artists and related workers, all other earn in Ohio
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $71,240. Ohio pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Ohio
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 Ohio
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 Ohio.
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 331 degrees in Ohio in 2024-25, 26.3% 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 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Design and Applied Arts, Fine and Studio Arts, Visual and Performing Arts, Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art. Together they graduate about 1,257 people a year in Ohio.
How much do artists and related workers, all other earn in Ohio?+
The median is $82,280 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.5% 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 Ohio?+
49 institutions in Ohio reported graduates from at least one of the 8 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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