Best Art programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts.
42 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,457 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,200 in Oklahoma across about 760 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
35 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (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 Oklahoma page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 50.0409In Oklahoma → | 242 | 16.6% | 20 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 2 | CIP 50.0701In Oklahoma → | 140 | 9.6% | 10 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 3 | CIP 50.0702In Oklahoma → | 128 | 8.8% | 6 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 4 | CIP 50.0602In Oklahoma → | 120 | 8.2% | 7 | $25,014 | $24,650 |
| 5 | CIP 50.0501In Oklahoma → | 108 | 7.4% | 11 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 6 | CIP 13.1312In Oklahoma → | 102 | 7.0% | 15 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 7 | CIP 50.0401In Oklahoma → | 96 | 6.6% | 3 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 8 | CIP 50.0903In Oklahoma → | 91 | 6.2% | 7 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 9 | CIP 50.1002In Oklahoma → | 51 | 3.5% | 2 | $28,050 | $25,468 |
| 10 | CIP 50.0301In Oklahoma → | 48 | 3.3% | 4 | $21,877 | $25,000 |
| 11 | CIP 50.0406In Oklahoma → | 30 | 2.1% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 12 | CIP 50.0913In Oklahoma → | 30 | 2.1% | 3 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 13 | CIP 50.0601In Oklahoma → | 29 | 2.0% | 2 | $25,014 | $24,650 |
| 14 | CIP 50.0509In Oklahoma → | 27 | 1.9% | 3 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 15 | CIP 50.0506In Oklahoma → | 20 | 1.4% | 2 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 16 | CIP 50.1003In Oklahoma → | 19 | 1.3% | 3 | $28,050 | $25,468 |
| 17 | CIP 50.0101In Oklahoma → | 18 | 1.2% | 1 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 18 | CIP 50.0605In Oklahoma → | 18 | 1.2% | 1 | $25,014 | $24,650 |
| 19 | CIP 13.1324In Oklahoma → | 16 | 1.1% | 2 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 20 | CIP 50.0799In Oklahoma → | 14 | 1.0% | 2 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 21 | CIP 50.0407In Oklahoma → | 12 | 0.8% | 1 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 22 | CIP 50.0502In Oklahoma → | 11 | 0.8% | 2 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 23 | CIP 13.1302In Oklahoma → | 10 | 0.7% | 4 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 24 | CIP 50.0102In Oklahoma → | 10 | 0.7% | 3 | $24,752 | $25,963 |
| 25 | CIP 50.0908In Oklahoma → | 10 | 0.7% | 2 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 26 | CIP 50.1001In Oklahoma → | 10 | 0.7% | 2 | $28,050 | $25,468 |
| 27 | Visual and Performing Arts, Othermain feeder CIP 50.9999In Oklahoma → | 9 | 0.6% | 1 | $24,229 | $25,000 |
| 28 | CIP 50.0703In Oklahoma → | 9 | 0.6% | 3 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 29 | CIP 50.0706In Oklahoma → | 9 | 0.6% | 1 | $24,447 | $25,294 |
| 30 | CIP 50.0912In Oklahoma → | 7 | 0.5% | 2 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 31 | CIP 50.0904In Oklahoma → | 6 | 0.4% | 1 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 32 | CIP 50.0910In Oklahoma → | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 33 | CIP 50.0906In Oklahoma → | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
| 34 | CIP 50.0599In Oklahoma → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $20,667 | $24,994 |
| 35 | CIP 50.0907In Oklahoma → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $25,929 | $25,980 |
Top 25 schools in Oklahoma
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 42 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus Norman, OK Public · 10 feeder programs | 270 | Design and Visual Communications, General | $37,755 | 75% | — | 77% |
| 2 | University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK Public · 19 feeder programs | 163 | Music Technology | $19,162 | 37% | — | 78% |
| 3 | Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs | 138 | Music Performance, General | $18,784 | 65% | $22,589 | 77% |
| 4 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK Public · 8 feeder programs | 102 | Art/Art Studies, General | $36,547 | 68% | — | 75% |
| 5 | Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 68 | Commercial Photography | — | 81% | — | — |
| 6 | Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 61 | Cinematography and Film/Video Production | $21,032 | 27% | — | — |
| 7 | Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 56 | Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | — | 57% | $23,543 | 99% |
| 8 | Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 52 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 28% | — | — |
| 9 | Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Choctaw, OK Public · 2 feeder programs | 45 | Design and Visual Communications, General | — | 92% | — | — |
| 10 | Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore, OK Public · 2 feeder programs | 40 | Cinematography and Film/Video Production | — | 83% | — | — |
| 11 | Rose State College Midwest City, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 33 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 20% | — | — |
| 12 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 30 | Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | — | 44% | — | 66% |
| 13 | Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester McAlester, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Graphic Design | — | 45% | — | — |
| 14 | Moore Norman Technology Center Norman, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Cinematography and Film/Video Production | — | 91% | — | — |
| 15 | Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Graphic Design | — | 90% | — | — |
| 16 | University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 23 | Fine/Studio Arts, General | — | 72% | $23,470 | 62% |
| 17 | Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 21 | Graphic Design | — | 52% | $23,214 | 49% |
| 18 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 21 | Music Teacher Education | — | 32% | — | 76% |
| 19 | Cameron University Lawton, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 20 | Art/Art Studies, General | — | 31% | — | — |
| 20 | Metro Technology Centers Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Graphic Design | — | 35% | — | — |
| 21 | Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK Public · 3 feeder programs | 20 | Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | — | 48% | — | — |
| 22 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK Public · 5 feeder programs | 19 | Art/Art Studies, General | — | 35% | — | 100% |
| 23 | East Central University Ada, OK Public · 2 feeder programs | 18 | Art/Art Studies, General | — | 34% | — | 58% |
| 24 | Rogers State University Claremore, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Visual and Performing Arts, General | — | 29% | — | — |
| 25 | Meridian Technology Center Stillwater, OK Public · 2 feeder programs | 16 | Graphic Design | — | 48% | — | — |
All 42 schools in Oklahoma
Every school in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma - Norman Campus | Norman | Public | 270 | 10 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Public | 163 | 19 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | Private not-for-profit | 138 | 12 |
| Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater | Public | 102 | 8 |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public | 68 | 3 |
| Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City | Public | 61 | 3 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Private not-for-profit | 56 | 8 |
| Tulsa Community College | Tulsa | Public | 52 | 3 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | Choctaw | Public | 45 | 2 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center | Ardmore | Public | 40 | 2 |
| Rose State College | Midwest City | Public | 33 | 3 |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | Chickasha | Public | 30 | 3 |
| Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester | McAlester | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Moore Norman Technology Center | Norman | Public | 25 | 1 |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center | Shawnee | Public | 24 | 1 |
What art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn in Oklahoma
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $78,620. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Oklahoma
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 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Art
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Oklahoma
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1302Art Teacher Education
- 13.1312Music Teacher Education
- 13.1324Drama and Dance Teacher Education
- 50.0101Visual and Performing Arts, General
- 50.0102Digital Arts
- 50.0201Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
- 50.0301Dance, General
- 50.0302Ballet
- 50.0399Dance, Other
- 50.0401Design and Visual Communications, General
- 50.0404Industrial and Product Design
- 50.0406Commercial Photography
- 50.0407Fashion/Apparel Design
- 50.0409Graphic Design
- 50.0410Illustration
- 50.0501Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
- 50.0502Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
- 50.0504Playwriting and Screenwriting
- 50.0505Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
- 50.0506Acting
- 50.0507Directing and Theatrical Production
- 50.0509Musical Theatre
- 50.0510Costume Design
- 50.0511Comedy Writing and Performance
- 50.0512Theatre and Dance
Common questions
Answers for people weighing art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary programs in Oklahoma.
What degree do you need to become an Art?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Graphic Design, which awarded 242 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 16.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Art?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 35 programs to this occupation. The largest are Design and Applied Arts, Fine and Studio Arts, Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Film/Video and Photographic Arts, plus 6 more. Together they graduate about 1,457 people a year in Oklahoma.
How much do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary earn in Oklahoma?+
The median is $62,200 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 20.9% below the U.S. median of $78,620. 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 art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 9,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+
42 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 35 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.
What other job titles do art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Art Professor, Music Professor, Theater Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1121.
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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