Fine & Studio Arts at Purchase College

Every fine & studio arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fine arts program at Purchase College stacks up to those at other schools.

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and has a total student population of 3,685.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Purchase College Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

Purchase College Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at Purchase College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at Purchase College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fine arts majors at Purchase College.

Purchase College Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts at Purchase College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purchase College with a bachelor's in fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purchase College Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a fine arts master's degree from Purchase College, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purchase College with a master's in fine arts.

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

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

If you plan to be a fine arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purchase College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Painting	25
Art History	17
Printmaking	13
Sculpture	6

Related Majors

• Dance
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Purchase College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers	4,390	$50,380
Photographers	4,090	$53,150

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
• Image Credit: By Rschaming under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.