Meanwhile, art schools remain capital-intensive operations to run, as supplies, equipment, small class sizes and generous faculty-to-student ratios keep expenses high. But art schools have also been ...

Visual and performing art students who graduated in 2014 had an average starting salary of $36,222, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

The cost of studying fine art is another fact that inspired a short-term intensive program led by artists of color that is an apprenticeship of sorts. By Zachary Small The Museum of Contemporary ...