One of the persistent myths about arts education is that graduates will not be able to build satisfying careers or enjoy job security, benefits, and financial success.  The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project has interviewed over 90,000 arts alumni and gathered data about occupations, income, student debt, professional satisfaction and more. It’s a useful resource for all arts students and their families.

But what kinds of professional careers are our alumni pursuing? Many different ones! An arts degree is like a fan – there’s not one path forward, but many paths forward, based on the student’s interests, talents, and choices.

Here are some of the different professional titles held by our BFA Studio Art alumni:

Graphic designer	Medical illustrator	Cinematographer	Graphic Novelist
Web designer	Photojournalist	Animator	Art conservator
Stop-motion animator	Advertising director	Brand identity director	Display designer
Jewelry designer	Studio art professor	User interface designer	Editorial illustrator
Art teacher	Ceramicist	Web developer	Photography editor
Textile designer	Fashion designer	Interior designer	Cartoonist
Art therapist	Exhibition designer	Architect	Marketing director

And these are professional titles held by our BA Art History alumni:

Gallery director	Museum curator	Museum educator	Archivist
Fundraiser	Research librarian	Museum registrar	Gallery manager
Arts administrator	Public programs director	Art history professor	High school teacher
Journalist	Auction house specialist	Visual resources librarian	Art appraiser

These are some of the companies and institutions where our BFA and BA alumni work or have worked:

Pixar	Metropolitan Museum of Art	The New Yorker Magazine
Google Creative Labs	Philadelphia Museum of Art	Yale University Press
Ideo	Real Art Ways	Sol Lewitt Studio
Wolff-Olins	Mystic Seaport Museum	Hill Holiday
Crispin, Porter, & Bogusky	Princeton Architectural Press	Ogilvy & Mather
Coach	Stoopid Buddies Studios	Alice + Olivia
Twitter	Lego	Anthropologie

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