California Artists: Schools and Careers

Fast Facts for Artists in California

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: and San Diego
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: and Santa Ana
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: and San Diego

Salaries for Artists in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: and San Francisco

Selected Artists Schools in California

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Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2016-17, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Ashford University	San Diego	Masters	41,361
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut	Associates	29,446
Pasadena City College	Pasadena	Associates	27,165
Fullerton College	Fullerton	Associates	24,073
Palomar College	San Marcos	Associates	23,923
Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga	Associates	22,002
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	Associates	21,731
Rio Hondo College	Whittier	Bachelors	19,220
Los Angeles Valley College	Valley Glen	Associates	18,643
Cypress College	Cypress	Associates	15,941
Glendale Community College	Glendale	Associates	15,178
Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles	Associates	14,606
Ventura College	Ventura	Associates	12,851
Academy of Art University	San Francisco	Masters	12,608
Santiago Canyon College	Orange	Associates	12,065
University of San Francisco	San Francisco	Doctorate	11,003
Solano Community College	Fairfield	Associates	9,736
College of San Mateo	San Mateo	Associates	9,048
Yuba College	Marysville	Associates	6,370
University of the Pacific	Stockton	Doctorate	6,128
Porterville College	Porterville	Associates	4,259
Mount Saint Mary's University	Los Angeles	Doctorate	3,496
Art Center College of Design	Pasadena	Masters	2,138
Woodbury University	Burbank	Masters	1,283
Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego	San Diego	Bachelors	1,119
Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood	North Hollywood	Bachelors	1,096
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education	Ventura	N/A	109

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Artists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Artists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Artists relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2017 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2016-26 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 23.1 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org