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Painting, Drawing and Illustration Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we reviewed 44 schools offering painting and drawing majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Best-Art-Colleges.com ranks Northeastern University (Boston, MA), Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI), and Boston University the top three painting and drawing schools in the Northeast.

See the best 44 painting and drawing colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 44 painting & drawing schools in the Northeast:

Northeastern University - Art School Ranking
1. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 1 painting & drawing program

Rhode Island School of Design - Art School Ranking
2. Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI, 3 painting & drawing programs

Boston University - Art School Ranking
3. Boston University

Boston, MA, 3 painting & drawing programs

The New School - Art School Ranking
4. The New School

New York City, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

Syracuse University - Art School Ranking
5. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 4 painting & drawing programs

Rochester Institute of Technology - Art School Ranking
6. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

Pratt Institute - Art School Ranking
7. Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, NY, 5 painting & drawing programs

Temple University - Art School Ranking
8. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
9. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, MA, 4 painting & drawing programs

University of Hartford - Art School Ranking
10. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 5 painting & drawing programs

Lesley University - Art School Ranking
11. Lesley University

Cambridge, MA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Fashion Institute of Technology - Art School Ranking
12. Fashion Institute of Technology

New York City, NY, 3 painting & drawing programs

State University of New York at New Paltz - Art School Ranking
13. State University of New York

New Paltz, NY, 2 painting & drawing programs

Bennington College - Art School Ranking
14. Bennington College

Bennington, VT, 3 painting & drawing programs

Alfred University - Art School Ranking
15. Alfred University

Alfred, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

The University of the Arts - Art School Ranking
16. The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA, 2 painting & drawing programs

School of Visual Arts - Art School Ranking
17. School of Visual Arts

New York City, NY, 2 painting & drawing programs

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Art School Ranking
18. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA, 7 painting & drawing programs

SUNY at Purchase College - Art School Ranking
19. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

SUNY at Fredonia - Art School Ranking
20. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY, 2 painting & drawing programs

Providence College - Art School Ranking
21. Providence College

Providence, RI, 2 painting & drawing programs

Marywood University - Art School Ranking
22. Marywood University

Scranton, PA, 3 painting & drawing programs

St. John's University New York - Art School Ranking
23. St. John's University New York

Queens, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

University of New Haven - Art School Ranking
24. University of New Haven

West Haven, CT, 4 painting & drawing programs

Rhode Island College - Art School Ranking
25. Rhode Island College

Providence, RI, 1 painting & drawing program

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Art School Ranking
26. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia, PA, 6 painting & drawing programs

Moore College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
27. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA, 1 painting & drawing program

Salem State University - Art School Ranking
28. Salem State University

Salem, MA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Maine College of Art & Design - Art School Ranking
29. Maine College of Art & Design

Portland, ME, 2 painting & drawing programs

Daemen University - Art School Ranking
30. Daemen University

Amherst, NY, 2 painting & drawing programs

University of Southern Maine - Art School Ranking
31. University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME, 1 painting & drawing program

New England College - Art School Ranking
32. New England College

Henniker, NH, 2 painting & drawing programs

University of Bridgeport - Art School Ranking
33. University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT, 1 painting & drawing program

Paier College - Art School Ranking
34. Paier College

Bridgeport, CT, 1 painting & drawing program

SUNY Buffalo State University - Art School Ranking
35. SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

Arcadia University - Art School Ranking
36. Arcadia University

Glenside, PA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Seton Hill University - Art School Ranking
37. Seton Hill University

Greensburg, PA, 1 painting & drawing program

New York Academy of Art - Art School Ranking
38. New York Academy of Art

New York City, NY, 2 painting & drawing programs

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
39. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA, 1 painting & drawing program

Montserrat College of Art - Art School Ranking
40. Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, MA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Housatonic Community College - Art School Ranking
41. Housatonic Community College

Bridgeport, CT, 1 painting & drawing program

Mohawk Valley Community College - Art School Ranking
42. Mohawk Valley Community College

Utica, NY, 1 painting & drawing program

Luzerne County Community College - Art School Ranking
43. Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, PA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art - Art School Ranking
44. Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art

Dover, NJ, 2 painting & drawing programs

Painting, drawing & illustration schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State5 Painting and Drawing Schools in Connecticut2 Painting and Drawing Schools in Maine7 Painting and Drawing Schools in Massachusetts1 Painting and Drawing Schools in New Hampshire1 Painting and Drawing Schools in New Jersey15 Painting and Drawing Schools in New York9 Painting and Drawing Schools in Pennsylvania3 Painting and Drawing Schools in Rhode Island1 Painting and Drawing Schools in Vermont


Painting & drawing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 36 schools
Northwest: 10 schools
South: 27 schools
Southeast: 18 schools
West: 50 schools

Popular art school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Danbury: 1 school
Hamden: 1 school
Middletown: 2 schools
New Britain: 1 school
New Haven: 4 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 2 schools
Willimantic: 1 school
in Maine:
Portland: 2 schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Beverly: 2 schools
Boston: 15 schools
Bridgewater: 1 school
Cambridge: 4 schools
Franklin: 1 school
Lowell: 1 school
Medford: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Northampton: 1 school
Williamstown: 1 school
Worcester: 4 schools
in New Hampshire:
Keene: 1 school
Manchester: 3 schools
in New Jersey:
Dover: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Jersey City: 3 schools
Lawrenceville: 1 school
Madison: 2 schools
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Newark: 3 schools
Randolph: 1 school
Union: 1 school
Wayne: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 3 schools
Alfred: 2 schools
Annandale On Hudson: 1 school
Bayside: 1 school
Brockport: 1 school
Bronx: 4 schools
Brooklyn: 6 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 6 schools
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 31 schools
Oneonta: 2 schools
Oswego: 1 school
Potsdam: 1 school
Poughkeepsie: 3 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 2 schools
Rochester: 7 schools
Saratoga Springs: 2 schools
Selden: 1 school
Staten Island: 2 schools
Syracuse: 4 schools
Troy: 3 schools
Utica: 2 schools
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 2 schools
Bethlehem: 3 schools
California: 1 school
Indiana: 1 school
Kutztown: 1 school
Millersville: 1 school
Philadelphia: 14 schools
Pittsburgh: 8 schools
West Chester: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 5 schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 schools
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