Fine and Studio Arts programs in New York
34 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,870 at Gemological Institute of America-New York.
What this work pays in New York
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in New York earn a median of $97,070 a year across 70,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,850 | 14,920 |
| Art Directors | $137,320 | 8,720 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | $61,720 | 4,300 |
| Photographers | $60,050 | 3,650 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | $96,770 | 1,540 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemological Institute of America-New York New York | Undergraduate certificate | $8,233 | $31,870 (104 grads) | 95 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $21,964 (23 grads) | 65 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | $16,874 (33 grads) | 60 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | $15,552 (14 grads) | 3 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 75 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $8,875 | not published | 10 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| CUNY Hunter College New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 38 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Marist University Poughkeepsie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Studio Jewelers New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Villa Maria College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Fine and Studio Arts — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.