Best Fine Art colleges in California

Best Fine Art colleges in California for 2025

New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA

New York Film Academy offers 5 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 203 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 86 Bachelor's degrees, 79 Certificates, 20 Associate's degrees, and 18 Master's degrees.

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California State University-Fullerton offers 3 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 323 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 319 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 Master's degrees.

University of California-San Diego offers 7 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 131 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 116 Bachelor's degrees, 14 Master's degrees, and 1 Doctoral degree.

University of Southern California offers 10 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 131 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 102 Bachelor's degrees, 21 Master's degrees, 5 Doctoral degrees, and 3 Certificates.

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California State University-Long Beach offers 4 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 285 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 266 Bachelor's degrees, and 19 Master's degrees.

University of California-Irvine offers 6 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 55 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 39 Bachelor's degrees, 9 Master's degrees, and 7 Doctoral degrees.

California Institute of the Arts offers 8 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 99 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 55 Bachelor's degrees, and 44 Master's degrees.

San Jose State University offers 4 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 196 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 180 Bachelor's degrees, and 16 Master's degrees.

California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA

California College of the Arts offers 5 Fine Art degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 46 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 29 Master's degrees, and 17 Bachelor's degrees.

University of California-Berkeley offers 3 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 111 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 102 Bachelor's degrees, and 9 Master's degrees.

List of all Fine Art colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
New York Film Academy Logo New York Film Academy Burbank, CA
5/5
9 : 1 1,245
California State University-Fullerton Logo California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA
2/5
40 : 1 41,962
University of California-San Diego Logo University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
4/5
29 : 1 42,376
University of Southern California Logo University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
5/5
22 : 1 47,147
California State University-Long Beach Logo California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
2/5
36 : 1 40,278