Fine and Studio Arts programs in Texas
41 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Texas
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texas earn a median of $63,590 a year across 111,660 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,560 | 6,730 |
| Photographers | $41,280 | 4,330 |
| Art Directors | $88,270 | 2,480 |
| Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | $47,590 | 1,810 |
| Craft Artists | $54,690 | 870 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $11,000 | not published | 43 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Houston Christian University Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.