Career Options

At the mention of an "art career," many people (particularly concerned parents) conjure up images of the "starving artist," but in reality, there are plenty of job options in the fine arts that actually come with a paycheck and insurance benefits. We train art teachers for the K-12 level and offer the first degree you will need to become a professor of art at the university level. We offer a pre-art therapy program and an excellent program of study for those who wish to earn a living working in the field of graphic and web design. Many pre-med and pre-law students take our BA degree option to broaden the scope of their education, and still graduate in four years.

The bottom line is that it is far better to give yourself an honest chance to do something you love for a living rather than simply settle for what seems to be a "safe" degree or career option, only to spend 40 years wishing you could retire! Check out the following list of rewarding art careers you could jump into with one of our degrees:

• BFA in Design
  Web Designer
  Graphic Designer
  Senior Creative Manager
  Art Director
  Creative Director
  Production Coordinator
  Production Assistant
  Freelance Artist
  Layout Artist
  Media Director
  Animator / Cartoonist
• BFA in Pre-Art Therapy
  Art Therapist
• BFA in Ceramics
  Professional Ceramic Artist / Potter
• BFA Followed by a Master of Fine Arts
  University Art Professor
• BA in Art History Followed by MA and PhD
  Art Historian
  Professor of Art History
• BFA in Painting or Printmaking
  Freelance Illustrator
  Medical Illustrator
  Children’s Book Illustrator
  Story Board Artist
• BFA in Photography
  Photographer
  Photo Editor
• BA in Art History
  Gallery Director
  Museum Curator
  Art Appraiser
• BS in Visual Art Education
  K-12 Art Teacher