Visual Arts (A.A.)

*Dependent on achieving a Bachelor's degree.
Craft and Fine Artists: $48,960/year; Job Growth: slower than average Fashion Designers: $72,720/year; Job Growth: slower than average Graphic Designers: $50,370/year; Job Growth: slower than average Interior Designers: $53,370/year; Job Growth: as fast as average Industrial Designers: $55,000/year; Job Growth: as fast as average Art Teacher: $38,000/year; Job Growth: as fast as average

• Graphics Design
• Animation
• Illustration
  Painting and Drawing
• Art Education
• Ceramics
• Sculpture
• Industrial Design
• Interior Designer

• University of Massachusetts Amherst/ Dartmouth/ Lowell
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
• Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
• The School of the Art Institute Chicago
• School of Visual Arts New York
• Sage College New York
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)
• Pratt School of Design

Graduates of this program should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the visual vocabulary of art forms and techniques;
• Demonstrate with confidence an ability to solve artistic problems during the process of creating art;
• Develop an artistic style that demonstrates creativity and the personality of the artist;
• Demonstrate an ability to articulate and write about art projects that they are executing; and
• Demonstrate a general knowledge of contemporary art history, both at a conceptual level and in the context of creating one's own art work.