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Painting, Drawing and Illustration Schools in the West

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Our 2024 rankings contain 50 schools offering painting and drawing majors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Our team ranks University of Washington Seattle, Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), and Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) the best three painting and drawing schools in the West.

See the best 50 painting and drawing schools in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West.

Top 50 painting & drawing schools in the West:

University of Washington Seattle - Art School Ranking
1. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Brigham Young University - Art School Ranking
2. Brigham Young University

Provo, UT, 1 painting & drawing program

Art Center College of Design - Art School Ranking
3. Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Western Washington University - Art School Ranking
4. Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA, 3 painting & drawing programs

California College of the Arts - Art School Ranking
5. California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA, 3 painting & drawing programs

Pacific Northwest College of Art - Art School Ranking
6. Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR, 2 painting & drawing programs

Academy of Art University - Art School Ranking
7. Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA, 4 painting & drawing programs

University of Puget Sound - Art School Ranking
8. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA, 1 painting & drawing program

California Baptist University - Art School Ranking
9. California Baptist University

Riverside, CA, 2 painting & drawing programs

The University of Montana - Art School Ranking
10. The University of Montana

Missoula, MT, 2 painting & drawing programs

California State University Monterey Bay - Art School Ranking
11. California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Laguna College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
12. Laguna College of Art and Design

Laguna Beach, CA, 2 painting & drawing programs

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design - Art School Ranking
13. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Lakewood, CO, 1 painting & drawing program

Central Washington University - Art School Ranking
14. Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA, 3 painting & drawing programs

George Fox University - Art School Ranking
15. George Fox University

Newberg, OR, 1 painting & drawing program

Seattle Pacific University - Art School Ranking
16. Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, WA, 1 painting & drawing program

Brigham Young University Hawaii - Art School Ranking
17. Brigham Young University Hawaii

Laie, HI, 1 painting & drawing program

Cornish College of the Arts - Art School Ranking
18. Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, WA, 1 painting & drawing program

Lake Washington Institute of Technology - Art School Ranking
19. Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Kirkland, WA, 1 painting & drawing program

Chaffey College - Art School Ranking
20. Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Chandler Gilbert Community College - Art School Ranking
21. Chandler Gilbert Community College

Chandler, AZ, 2 painting & drawing programs

Salt Lake Community College - Art School Ranking
22. Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT, 1 painting & drawing program

Phoenix College - Art School Ranking
23. Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ, 2 painting & drawing programs

Mesa Community College - Art School Ranking
24. Mesa Community College

Mesa, AZ, 2 painting & drawing programs

West Los Angeles College - Art School Ranking
25. West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Sessions College For Professional Design - Art School Ranking
26. Sessions College for Professional Design

Tempe, AZ, 2 painting & drawing programs

Las Positas College - Art School Ranking
27. Las Positas College

Livermore, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

De Anza College - Art School Ranking
28. De Anza College

Cupertino, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Dine College - Art School Ranking
29. Dine College

Tsaile, AZ, 1 painting & drawing program

Palomar College - Art School Ranking
30. Palomar College

San Marcos, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Santa Rosa Junior College - Art School Ranking
31. Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

College of San Mateo - Art School Ranking
32. College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Cuesta College - Art School Ranking
33. Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Cuyamaca College - Art School Ranking
34. Cuyamaca College

El Cajon, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Los Angeles Mission College - Art School Ranking
35. Los Angeles Mission College

Sylmar, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Berkeley City College - Art School Ranking
36. Berkeley City College

Berkeley, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

American River College - Art School Ranking
37. American River College

Sacramento, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Merced College - Art School Ranking
38. Merced College

Merced, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

San Diego Mesa College - Art School Ranking
39. San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Chabot College - Art School Ranking
40. Chabot College

Hayward, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Los Angeles Pierce College - Art School Ranking
41. Los Angeles Pierce College

Woodland Hills, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Grossmont College - Art School Ranking
42. Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Mendocino College - Art School Ranking
43. Mendocino College

Ukiah, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Monterey Peninsula College - Art School Ranking
44. Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

San Diego Miramar College - Art School Ranking
45. San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Oxnard College - Art School Ranking
46. Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Copper Mountain Community College - Art School Ranking
47. Copper Mountain Community College

Joshua Tree, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Lake Tahoe Community College - Art School Ranking
48. Lake Tahoe Community College

South Lake Tahoe, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

Cerritos College - Art School Ranking
49. Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

San Diego City College - Art School Ranking
50. San Diego City College

San Diego, CA, 1 painting & drawing program

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

Schools by State5 Painting and Drawing Schools in Arizona31 Painting and Drawing Schools in California1 Painting and Drawing Schools in Colorado1 Painting and Drawing Schools in Montana2 Painting and Drawing Schools in Oregon2 Painting and Drawing Schools in Utah7 Painting and Drawing Schools in Washington


Painting & drawing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 36 schools
Northeast: 44 schools
South: 27 schools
Southeast: 18 schools

Popular art school cities in the West:

in Arizona:
Avondale: 1 school
Chandler: 1 school
Flagstaff: 1 school
Glendale: 1 school
Kingman: 1 school
Mesa: 1 school
Phoenix: 5 schools
Scottsdale: 2 schools
Tempe: 5 schools
Tucson: 2 schools
in California:
Bakersfield: 2 schools
Berkeley: 2 schools
Burbank: 2 schools
Carson: 1 school
Chico: 1 school
Claremont: 6 schools
Costa Mesa: 2 schools
Davis: 1 school
El Cajon: 2 schools
Fresno: 4 schools
Fullerton: 2 schools
Glendora: 1 school
Hayward: 2 schools
Hollywood: 4 schools
Irvine: 4 schools
La Jolla: 1 school
Long Beach: 2 schools
Los Angeles: 12 schools
Mission Viejo: 1 school
Northridge: 1 school
Orange: 2 schools
Pasadena: 3 schools
Pomona: 1 school
Riverside: 4 schools
Rocklin: 2 schools
Sacramento: 4 schools
San Bernardino: 2 schools
San Diego: 10 schools
San Francisco: 8 schools
San Jose: 3 schools
San Luis Obispo: 2 schools
San Marcos: 3 schools
Santa Barbara: 3 schools
Santa Clarita: 2 schools
Santa Cruz: 1 school
Santa Monica: 1 school
Santa Rosa: 1 school
Stanford: 1 school
Torrance: 1 school
Valencia: 1 school
Walnut: 1 school
in Colorado:
Boulder: 2 schools
Denver: 6 schools
Fort Collins: 1 school
Greeley: 2 schools
Lakewood: 3 schools
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 5 schools
in Idaho:
Rexburg: 1 school
in Montana:
Bozeman: 1 school
in Nevada:
Las Vegas: 2 schools
Reno: 2 schools
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 2 schools
in Oregon:
Ashland: 1 school
Corvallis: 1 school
Eugene: 3 schools
Portland: 8 schools
in Utah:
Cedar City: 1 school
Logan: 2 schools
Orem: 1 school
Provo: 1 school
Salt Lake City: 4 schools
in Washington:
Bellingham: 2 schools
Ellensburg: 1 school
Pullman: 1 school
Seattle: 7 schools
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