Art Education at Rhode Island School of Design

If you are interested in studying art education, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island School of Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

RISD Art Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Art Education

RISD Art Education Rankings

Art Education Student Demographics at RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art education majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Art Education Master’s Program

73% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of art education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in art education each year. RISD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a art education master's degree from RISD, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the art education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a master's in art education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Middle School Teachers	1,660	$72,180
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	710	$83,080
Education Professors	150	$79,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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