Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools
Curtis Institute of Music ranked first and The Juilliard School ranked second in 2024 Top Art, Music, & Design Schools rankings. (Read our ranking methodology and know how to rank.)
The following list summarizes the core statistics for top 98 Top Art, Music, & Design Schools. You can check the schools in the comparison table below.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the top 98 Top Art, Music, & Design Schools is $33,749.
- The average graduate tuition & fees of the top 98 Top Art, Music, & Design Schools is $39,362.
- The average number of students is 1,032 and the students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
- The average graduation rate is 60.86% and the transfer-out rate is 16.57%.
Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools Comparison Table
The following table shows Best Top Art, Music, & Design Schools. You can sort the table by column by clicking/touching column titles and narrow down the college list by using buttons below.
| Rank | College Name | Tuition & Fees | Population | Graduation Rate | Financial Aid | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 151 | 95% | 100% | 2 to 1 |
| 2 | The Juilliard School New York, NY | $56,550 | 986 | 90% | 77% | 4 to 1 |
| 3 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | $59,760 | 2,620 | 88% | 35% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 | San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA | $54,550 | 437 | 52% | 100% | 3 to 1 |
| 5 | California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA | $56,724 | 1,440 | 64% | 92% | 7 to 1 |
| 6 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY | $59,683 | 5,494 | 73% | 77% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA | $52,460 | 1,312 | 61% | 94% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,350 | 101 | 50% | 74% | 7 to 1 |
| 9 | Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA | $51,640 | 2,420 | 83% | 67% | 8 to 1 |
| 10 | Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH | $42,500 | 341 | 69% | 100% | 6 to 1 |
| 11 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | $50,270 | 8,282 | 66% | 61% | 10 to 1 |
| 12 | Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL | $24,800 | 190 | 69% | 38% | 16 to 1 |
| 13 | College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | $51,355 | 1,517 | 70% | 90% | 10 to 1 |
| 14 | John A Gupton College Nashville, TN | $12,040 | 196 | 31% | 44% | 15 to 1 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC | $27,211 | 1,104 | 79% | 67% | 6 to 1 |
| 16 | Musicians Institute Hollywood, CA | $27,194 | 864 | 46% | 34% | 6 to 1 |
| 17 | VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL | $30,910 | 263 | 47% | 72% | 4 to 1 |
| 18 | Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA | $30,291 | 294 | 51% | 83% | 6 to 1 |
| 19 | California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA | $57,946 | 1,501 | 59% | 90% | 7 to 1 |
| 20 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA | $42,180 | 1,939 | 69% | 73% | 9 to 1 |
| 21 | American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY | $45,560 | 1,480 | 72% | 99% | 5 to 1 |
| 22 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York New York, NY | $39,475 | 209 | 93% | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| 23 | Manhattan School of Music New York, NY | $54,600 | 1,115 | 78% | 83% | 6 to 1 |
| 24 | Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD | $55,150 | 1,952 | 71% | 95% | 9 to 1 |
| 25 | Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL | $55,480 | 1,705 | 71% | 98% | 12 to 1 |
| 26 | KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts Dallas, TX | $18,047 | 102 | 72% | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| 27 | Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA | $35,650 | 760 | 63% | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| 28 | Hussian College-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | $22,225 | 80 | 40% | 99% | 16 to 1 |
| 29 | Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA | $53,564 | 507 | 70% | 53% | 15 to 1 |
| 30 | The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA | $58,550 | 796 | 78% | 86% | 5 to 1 |
| 31 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA | $34,325 | 1,814 | 67% | 67% | 17 to 1 |
| 32 | University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA | $54,290 | 1,313 | 69% | 99% | 7 to 1 |
| 33 | Paier College Bridgeport, CT | $28,800 | 221 | 57% | 76% | 9 to 1 |
| 34 | American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $39,475 | 220 | 76% | 95% | 12 to 1 |
| 35 | Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, TN | $20,350 | 298 | 35% | 78% | 10 to 1 |
| 36 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI | $42,040 | 896 | 63% | 100% | 11 to 1 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, PA | $31,370 | 245 | 64% | 97% | 7 to 1 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA | $26,075 | 372 | 92% | 41% | 13 to 1 |
| 39 | Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA | $39,892 | 443 | 52% | 93% | 6 to 1 |
| 40 | New York School of Interior Design New York, NY | $37,650 | 633 | 54% | 18% | 11 to 1 |
| 41 | Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | $28,024 | 6,786 | 40% | 58% | 15 to 1 |
| 42 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH | $39,650 | 972 | 61% | 97% | 10 to 1 |
| 43 | School of Visual Arts New York, NY | $49,140 | 4,127 | 75% | 57% | 8 to 1 |
| 44 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN | $43,824 | 821 | 69% | 98% | 9 to 1 |
| 45 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | $47,880 | 584 | 68% | 97% | 8 to 1 |
| 46 | Boston Architectural College Boston, MA | $26,800 | 747 | 38% | 29% | 5 to 1 |
| 47 | SAE Expression College Emeryville, CA | $17,679 | 253 | 53% | 96% | 15 to 1 |
| 48 | School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | $52,604 | 3,532 | 64% | 93% | 11 to 1 |
| 49 | Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MA | $52,925 | 315 | 44% | 95% | 3 to 1 |
| 50 | Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA | $20,250 | 96 | 88% | 34% | 8 to 1 |
| 51 | Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR | $47,126 | 487 | 46% | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| 52 | Compass College of Film and Media Grand Rapids, MI | $16,070 | 50 | 70% | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| 53 | Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | $40,595 | 16,414 | 70% | 91% | 20 to 1 |
| 54 | New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts New York, NY | $37,200 | 376 | 65% | 100% | 14 to 1 |
| 55 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | $37,953 | 263 | 44% | 100% | 11 to 1 |
| 56 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | $43,550 | 738 | 65% | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| 57 | Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | $39,000 | 296 | 62% | 98% | 12 to 1 |
| 58 | California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA | $26,175 | 291 | 48% | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| 59 | The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH | $30,344 | 178 | 62% | 88% | 7 to 1 |
| 60 | Platt College-San Diego San Diego, CA | $15,310 | 69 | 86% | 61% | 12 to 1 |
| 61 | Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA | $50,279 | 368 | 63% | 100% | 7 to 1 |
| 62 | Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas Dallas, TX | $20,794 | 265 | 6% | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| 63 | Visible Music College Memphis, TN | $22,000 | 230 | 48% | 75% | 6 to 1 |
| 64 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design Miami, FL | $20,794 | 909 | 14% | 81% | 11 to 1 |
| 65 | Northwest College of Art & Design Tacoma, WA | $18,100 | 119 | 36% | 79% | 29 to 1 |
| 66 | The Art Institute of Austin Bastrop, TX | $20,794 | 78 | 33% | 73% | 10 to 1 |
| 67 | The Art Institute of Houston Houston, TX | $20,794 | 317 | 40% | 71% | 14 to 1 |
| 68 | Jna Institute of Culinary Arts Philadelphia, PA | $14,575 | 9 | 14% | 56% | 3 to 1 |
| 69 | The Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA | $20,794 | 457 | 13% | 85% | 10 to 1 |
| 70 | Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas, TX | $13,494 | 776 | 26% | 47% | 21 to 1 |
| 71 | Culinary Institute Inc Houston, TX | $17,279 | 343 | 58% | 82% | 14 to 1 |
| 72 | International College of Broadcasting Dayton, OH | $12,430 | 40 | 86% | 77% | 8 to 1 |
| 73 | Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston, TX | $15,313 | 275 | 55% | 36% | 33 to 1 |
| 74 | Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge, LA | $29,800 | 304 | 41% | 92% | 15 to 1 |
| 75 | Douglas Education Center Monessen, PA | $18,950 | 198 | 82% | 86% | 12 to 1 |
| 76 | Louisiana Culinary Institute Baton Rouge, LA | $15,575 | 97 | 90% | 66% | 16 to 1 |
| 77 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA | $44,600 | 172 | 68% | 99% | 5 to 1 |
| 78 | Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Decatur, GA | $21,000 | 479 | 62% | 50% | 30 to 1 |
| 79 | American Academy of Art College Chicago, IL | $39,510 | 111 | 45% | 71% | 6 to 1 |
| 80 | Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA | $25,650 | 239 | 47% | 75% | 5 to 1 |
| 81 | Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre Blue Lake, CA | $17,650 | 8 | 100% | 13% | 6 to 1 |
| 82 | FINE Mortuary College Norwood, MA | $19,325 | 118 | 50% | 47% | 9 to 1 |
| 83 | Cortiva Institute Maitland, FL | $15,616 | 240 | 77% | 69% | 25 to 1 |
| 84 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO | $23,273 | 2,050 | 37% | 64% | 14 to 1 |
| 85 | Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | $41,398 | 436 | 49% | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| 86 | Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc Feasterville, PA | $16,999 | 98 | 92% | 29% | 15 to 1 |
| 87 | Clary Sage College Tulsa, OK | $9,945 | 416 | 75% | 60% | 13 to 1 |
| 88 | New York Film Academy Burbank, CA | $36,738 | 1,285 | 71% | 86% | 3 to 1 |
| 89 | Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA | $23,220 | 20 | - | 60% | 5 to 1 |
| 90 | American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, CA | - | 423 | - | - | - |
| 91 | Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI | - | 129 | - | - | - |
| 92 | Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY New York, NY | - | 199 | - | - | - |
| 93 | New York Academy of Art New York, NY | - | 104 | - | - | - |
| 94 | Delaware College of Art and Design Wilmington, DE | $30,280 | 129 | 41% | 99% | 15 to 1 |
| 95 | Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton, MA | - | 18 | - | - | - |
| 96 | The School of Architecture Scottsdale, AZ | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| 97 | Sessions College for Professional Design Tempe, AZ | $12,440 | 308 | 50% | 38% | 26 to 1 |
| 98 | American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service New York, NY | $20,018 | 382 | 29% | 37% | 26 to 1 |
| Average | $33,749 | 1,032 | 61% | 76% | 10 to 1 |