Art Education at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study art education, take a look at what Rhode Island College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 5 of them were art education majors.

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.

RIC Art Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education
• Master’s Degree in Art Education

RIC Art Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the art education progam at RIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The art education major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Education. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Art Education Master’s Degree Schools	58
	73
	85
Best Value Art Education Schools	174

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in art education from RIC. This makes it the #51 most popular school for art education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Art Education Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Art Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Art Education from RIC in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in art education at RIC 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in art education.

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

RIC Art Education Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in art education from RIC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a art education master's degree from RIC, 75% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIC also has a doctoral program available in art education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Biology Education
• Science Education

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 College.

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
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.