Art
Associate in Arts
Program Details
The Associate in Arts program provides students with a curriculum that is preparatory for transfer to most universities and professional schools of art. The Art program allows students to focus in Two Dimensional or Three-Dimensional artwork.The AA degree is also designed to help students acquire the skills necessary to directly enter creative art fields. Students develop and grow problem solving skills and analytical skills are that are necessary for careers in the arts.
Art Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary:
- High salary:
- Average salary:
Archivists
Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 39,330
- High salary: 104,780
- Average salary: 61570
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
All Careers in Art (23)
| Art Directors | Bachelor's degree | Stable | 111,040 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document Management Specialists | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 108,970 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Professional degree | Stable | 101,480 |
| Special Effects Artists & Animators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Stable | 99,800 |
| Anthropology & Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 95,770 |
| Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 84,290 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 78,630 |
| Historians | - n/a | Rising | 74,050 |
| Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 66,700 |
| Set & Exhibit Designers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 66,280 |
| Librarians & Media Collections Specialists | Master's degree | Stable | 64,320 |
| Curators | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Rising | 61,770 |
| Archivists | Master's degree | Rising | 61,570 |
| Graphic Designers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 61,300 |
| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators | Some college, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 60,560 |
| Museum Technicians and Conservators | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 47,460 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | Master's degree, Certificate after high school | Stable | 45,590 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 44,930 |
| Photographers | - n/a | Stable | 42,520 |
| Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate | - n/a | Stable | |
| Appraisers of Personal and Business Property | - n/a | Stable | |
| Artists and Related Workers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a |
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