Best Fine Art colleges in California

Best Fine Art colleges in California for 2026

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 2024, 208 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 99 Bachelor's degrees, 78 Certificates, 19 Associate's degrees, and 12 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 2024, 318 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 315 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 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 2024, 144 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 126 Bachelor's degrees, and 18 Master's degrees.

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 2024, 162 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 128 Bachelor's degrees, 27 Master's degrees, 5 Doctoral degrees, and 2 Certificates.

San Jose State University offers 4 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 178 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 166 Bachelor's degrees, and 12 Master's degrees.

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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 2024, 243 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 236 Bachelor's degrees, and 7 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 2024, 53 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 39 Bachelor's degrees, 9 Master's degrees, and 5 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 2024, 104 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 67 Bachelor's degrees, and 37 Master'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 2024, 91 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 87 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 Master's degrees.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers 5 Fine Art degree programs. It's a very small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 28 Fine Art students graduated with students earning 12 Certificates, 11 Master's degrees, and 5 Bachelor'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
6 : 1 1,132
California State University-Fullerton Logo California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA
2/5
40 : 1 43,662
University of California-San Diego Logo University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
4/5
29 : 1 44,256
University of Southern California Logo University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
5/5
21 : 1 46,566
California State University-Long Beach Logo California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
2/5
37 : 1 42,003